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Orderly Book and Journal of 

Major John Hawks 

ON THE TICONDEROGA-CROWN POINT 

CAMPAIGN, UNDER GENERAL 

JEFFREY AMHERST 

1759-1760 

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY 

HON. HUGH HASTINGS 



PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE 

STATE OF NEW YORK, THROUGH THE HISTORIAN 

AND COMMITTEE ON HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS 

1911 



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Printed by 

H. K. BREWER & CO. 

33 Nassau Street 

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Officers, members of the Council and Committee on Historical Documents of the Society 
of Colonial Wars in the State of New York for the year MCMXI. 

Governor, 
WILLIAM CARY SANGER. 

Deputy-Governor , 
WILLIAM WHITEHEAD LADD. 

Lieutenant-Governors, 

- HENRY GANSEVOORT SANPORD, 

^ AMORY SIBLEY CARHART, 

X DE WITT CLINTON FALLS. 

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Secretary, 

FREDERICK DWIGHT. 

Deputy-Secretary , 
EDWARD COLEMAN DELAFIELD 

Treasurer , 
CLARENCE STORM. 

Registrar, 
EDWARD NICOLL CROSBY. 

Chancellor, 
WILLIAM GRAVES BATES. 

Vice-Chancellor, 
SAMUEL HOWLAND HOPPIN. 

Surgeons, 

FANEUIL SUYDAM WEISSE. 
J. BAYARD CLARK. 

Historian, 
EDWARD TRENCHARD. 

Chaplain, 
REV. DR. HOWARD DUFFIELD. 

Genealogist, 
EUGENE K. AUSTIN. 

Gentlemen of the Council, 

CLARENCE WINTHROP BOWEN, 
JOHN FRANCIS DANIELL, 
WILLIAM HENRY FOLSOM. 
MAJOR GENERAL FREDERICK DENT GRANT. 
LEA McILVAINE LUQUER, 
BRYCE METCALF 
HENRY EGLINTON MONTGOMERY. 
WALTER LISPENARD SUYDAM. 
ARNOLD WOOD. 

Officers of the General Society Residing in New York {Ex-officers members of the Council) 

HOWLAND PELL. 
MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES FRANCIS ROE. 
CLARENCE STORM, 
T. J. OAKLEY RHINELANDER. 

Committee on Historical Documents, 

HERBERT TREADWELL WADE. 

FREDERICK ASHTON DE PEYSTER, 

EDMUND HOWARD-MARTIN. 

MORTIMER DELANO, 

SAMUEL H. VALENTINE. 

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Table of Contents 

PAGE 

Preface by George B. Spalding v 
Introduction by Hugh Hastings vii 
Orderly Book and Journal i 



NOTE BY DR. SPALDING. 

The manuscript "Orderly Book and Journal" of Major John 
Hawks came into the possession of Rev. Dr. George B. Spalding in 
1865, while he was pastor of the North, now Park Congregational 
Church, Hartford, Conn. It is now the property of the Vermont 
Historical Society. The material which it contains relates to mili- 
tary operations which took place in the Province of New York in 
the successful campaign of General Jeffrey Amherst against Ticon- 
deroga and Crown Point, in 1759. The Society of Colonial Wars 
of the State of New York has put this very valuable manuscript into 
this type-written form with the expectation that it will sometime be 
published. 

The original book is now (1901), one hundred and forty-two 
years old. The paper is of standard English manufacture, of stout- 
est linen, stamped with the Coat of Arms of England. The writing 
is a fine specimen of the ancient clear penmanship. The writer, 
John Hawks, was born in Deerfield, Mass., December 5, 1 707. He 
was among the bravest defenders of Fort Massachusetts in 1746. 
In 1754 he was commissioned as Lieutenant by Governor Shirley, 
and had charge of the Colrain Forts. He commanded a company 
in the Army of General Abercrombie at Fort Ticonderoga in 1758, 
and as Major with General Amherst the following year. He served 
as Lieutenant-Colonel in the successful Canadian campaign which 
closed the war. He died at Deerfield, Mass., June, 1784. 

The "Orders" in his book from June 18, 1759 to July 13, 1759, 
were issued at Half Way Brook, about seven miles from Fort Ed- 
ward on the military road to Lake George. The troops at Half 
Way Brook formed a separate camp. They made up the First 
Battalion under the command of Brigadier-General Timothy Rug- 
gles of Massachusetts. 

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The daily order appears at the head of each paragraph, and in 
case of the issue of a second order on any day It was headed as an 
AFTER ORDER. 

The manuscript of this "Orderly Book and Journal" was in 
1842 (nearly sixty years ago) in the hands of General Epaphras 
Hoyt, who held many civil and military offices in Massachusetts, 
and was an historian of distinction. General Hoyt made many ex- 
planatory notes on the text of the Orderly Book, which appear in 
full in this copy, greatly increasing its value. 

George Burley Spalding. 
Syracuse, N. Y., June 17, 1901. 



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INTRODUCTION. 

In many respects this diary of Major John Hawks, which the 
Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York has under- 
taken to print, is remarkable in displaying the discipline that pre- 
vailed in the provincial armies during the middle of the eighteenth 
century, and the general conduct of those armies. Although on 
sight, there would appear to be considerable matter that is extrane- 
ous, on deliberation it has been deemed advisable to print the diary 
as it is — making, of course, correction of errors that necessarily attend 
the transcription of original records. 

These records are valuable to the historian and interesting to the 
layman. The original spelling has not been molested, except in in- 
stances where flagrant eccentricity might bewilder the mind not ac- 
quainted with it. 

The military orders are conspicuous for the latitude allowed to 
subordinates. The militia chafed under the rigidity of the rules 
of war and the severe restrictions of camp life. Discipline offered 
no inducement to their independent souls. Ordinary infringements 
under the code encountered a punishment involving five hundred 
and even a thousand lashes of the cat-o'-nine tails ; the penalty of death 
was synonymous with desertion. 

Particular stress was laid upon marksmanship. The gun of that 
day, seldom trustworthy in aim or velocity, was the long-barreled 
weapon, the ammunition was not the fixed ammunition of today; 
the paper cartridge and ball were carried in cartouche boxes, the 
powder generally in a horn which was often carved in an ornate 
manner in token of the campaigns the owner participated in. The 
commanding officers were not always confident of the aim of the 
rank and file, for one officer is on record as declaring there were 
men who "never fired a gun off," at a time when modern civiliza- 

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tion believed the average man was thoroughly proficient in han- 
dling firearms. Scalping of women and children was interdicted, 
with a warning of reprisal should the enemy transgress this merciful 
obligation. 

The range of country covered during Jeffrey Amherst's memorable 
campaign is the most picturesque, topographically and historically, 
in the State of New York. History fairly bubbles at almost every 
foot from Albany to Crown Point. All the English-speaking armies 
that operated in upper New York during Colonial and Revolu- 
tionary days — ^with the exception of the boastful Burgoyne's — were 
assembled, organized and began their campaigns at Albany. This 
venerable town was the general supply store of all the armies that 
operated to the north of it, from campaign to campaign. It has 
entertained and at times been the headquarters of the most distin- 
guished English, Continental and American general officers who 
served in the American wars : General William Shirley ; Sir William 
Johnson who owned a house there; General Abercrombie ; Jeffrey 
Amherst; Philip Schuyler whose entertainments were the most lav- 
ish of the period ; Thomas Gage who commanded the British forces 
at Boston at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War ; Colonel William 
Eyre, the friend of Washington and of Braddock; Colonel William 
Haviland, subsequently the distinguished British General; John 
Stark; John Bradstreet; Israel Putnam; Charles Lee; David Woos- 
ter; the brothers Clinton — George afterward first Governor of New 
York, and James, later on in command of the northern department 
but better known as the father of DeWitt Clinton, the much-be- 
loved Lord Howe who was killed at Ticonderoga and whose re- 
mains were escorted to Albany by Peter Schuyler and found a final 
resting place under the tower of the present St. Peter's Church at 
State and Chapel Streets. Many of the officers above mentioned, 
subsequently achieved distinction in the American Revolution. 

French presumptuousness generated the disastrous tribulations that 
eventually culminated in the surrender of a French empire in Amer- 
ica to England. Not satisfied with encroaching upon English terri- 
tory at Crown Point, where they erected Fort Fredrich — the first 
of her insolent aggressions — the French authorities continued this 
offensive policy in other places and on other lines, until English 
patience gave way to English wrath and for thirty years the war raged 
with the destruction of the French regime in America. 

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Jeffrey Amherst never has been accorded full credit for masterful 
handling of military operations in America. Without exception he 
was the ablest general England ever sent to this country. Up to 
the time of Amherst's victory at Louisburg, the English arms had 
met reverse after reverse. It is true Sir William Johnson had de- 
feated the gallant Dieskau at Lake George, but the fruit of that 
victory rotted on the ground because of Sir William's inactivity, of 
his overcaution and his lack of the instinct of a fighting soldier. John 
Forbes had been successful at Fort Duquesne, but Duquesne was 
a bloodless victory because of the abandonment of the post by the 
enemy. But Amherst's victory at Louisburg was the biggest nail 
driven into the French coffin in America. 

The advantages gained by the French can be traced to two causes: 
incompetency of English generals and the contempt of the Eng- 
lish for their adversaries. Braddock had been annihilated in Penn- 
sylvania, Shirley balked at Niagara, Abercrombie discomfited at 
Ticonderoga and Colonel Monro massacred at Fort William Henry. 
Surely not a creditable record for a nation as powerful as the British, 
after three years of fighting? 

The campaign of 1758 was laid on lines similar to that of 1755 
— three objectives. In 1755 the general plan contemplated the cap- 
ture of Fort Duquesne by Braddock; of Fort Niagara by Shirley 
and of Ticonderoga and Crown Point by Sir William Johnson. 
The English scored one success and two failures. In 1758, Eng- 
land's greatest War Minister, William Pitt, with the determination 
of crushing the power of France in one campaign, organized the 
largest army America ever had seen, fifty thousand troops, of whom 
twenty thousand were provincials. 

The three objectives were Louisburg, which was assigned to Am- 
herst; Fort Duquesne to General Forbes, Ticonderoga and Crown 
Point to General Abercrombie. In this campaign the British gained 
two victories and suffered one defeat. Louisburg succumbed to Am- 
herst's brilliant generalship and Forbes encountered no especial ob- 
stacle in accomplishing the task, generally regarded as difficult, given 
to him. History has been unsparing in its denunciation of Abercrom- 
bie for permitting Montclam's four thousand, not only to check the 
advance of the English fifteen thousand but literally to put them 
to flight in "the extremift fright and confternation" from Lake 
Champlain to Lake George. 

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Amherst at Louisburg heard of the disaster to Abercrombie. Ex- 
ercising the power vested in him as Commander in chief of his Majes- 
ty's forces in America and without waiting for orders, he assembled 
four regiments of the line and a battalion of Royal Americans, and 
sailed immediately for Boston. He landed at the Long Wharf in 
September. Delaying just long enough to replenish supplies, he 
marched his force through the woods to Albany. Here the troops 
were given a brief rest before the advance to Lake George was 
ordered. Unfortunately the season was too far advanced for hostile 
operations in that northern climate. In November, Abercrombie, 
relieved of command, returned to England. 

In March, 1759, Amherst at Albany, began to assemble his army, 
the seventh England had organized for the conquest of Canada. 
The New England troops, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode 
Island, gathered at Springfield. The first entry in the Hawks' diary 
is ''Worcester, May 9th 1759." The second "Springfield, May 
15th 1759." The next ''Albany, 25th May, 1759." Six days later 
the Rhode Island regiment, under orders, with six days' provisions 
started for Fort Edward. At the same time a detail of two hun- 
dred men were directed to load bateaux, which had been built at 
Albany, and proceed to Half Moon. On the thirty-first all the 
guards of the Royal Highlanders were relieved by Connecticut troops 
and the remainder of the command was ordered to be ready to 
move at a moment's notice. 

June 7th the army was encamped at Fort Edward, the troops 
having marched over the old state road, which Sir William John- 
son had put in excellent repair three years before, the supplies hav- 
ing been transported up the Hudson River in bateaux. Here the 
troops were regaled with spruce beer, and discipline was tightened. 
The lines for the encampment were established, firing at marks was 
practised and details were selected to work on the roads. Careful 
attention was given to firearms. Indiscriminate firing was prohib- 
ited, arms were ordered to be kept clean and in good order, dam- 
aged cartridges turned in to the proper officer and commissary sup- 
plies provided for seven days. Arrangements were also made with 
the contractors for interchanging food where quantities were dis- 
proportionate or not sufficient or on the choice of a regiment pre- 
fering different proportions. 

June 1 8th the troops were advanced to Half Way Brook, four 

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miles, midway between Fort Edward and Lake George. Discipline 
here becomes more alert and severe. Special orders are given the 
guards and the pickets; officers to be extra vigilant on their outposts, 
to permit only two men to lie down at a time and to make their 
rounds very regularly; no man on any account to stray beyond the 
line of sentries, severe punishment to accompany any infraction. 
At the same time the morals of the men were not overlooked. Card- 
playing in camp was forbidden, an hour a day for exercise prescribed, 
profanity barred, and whoever is found guilty of disobeying the 
injunction against making noise in camp after tattoo, "will be took 
as a dispicer of the Marfhal law" ! 

June 20, Amherst issued orders for the main force to march to 
Lake George, where he arrived the following day **and encamped 
on its woody banks" an ''intolerably hot day" "bringing unendurable 
discomfort to men and animals." During the four weeks following 
Amherst was a very busy man. His total force aggregated 11,133 
of whom 5,279 were Colonial troops. 

July 2 1 St he "took the field" and passed down the lake, selecting 
for his camp the spot where Abercrombie disembarked the year before. 
The pressure on Quebec had forced the French commander to weaken 
the supports at Ticonderoga. When Amherst appeared the garrison 
consisted of scarcely twenty-three hundred men. Bourlemaque, the 
French commander, perceived at a glance the hopelessness of resistance 
and speedily made plans for withdrawing the main body of his force. 
Leaving Hebecourt with four hundred troops to mask the movement 
and with instructions to blow up the works as soon as the English 
batteries were established, he struck out through the wilderness for 
Crown Point and Canada. For two days the faithful little band of 
Frenchmen who had been left as a forlorn hope taught the British 
who trespassed within the zone of their gun fire several varieties of 
the strenuous life. 

Amherst resolutely pushed forw^ard his approaches, and had estab- 
lished his batteries within six hundred yards of the fort on the night 
of the 26th, when Hebecourt decided the hour had arrived to carry 
out Bourlemaque's orders. He loaded and pointed every gun, charged 
several mines, and lighted a fuse that connected with the overstocked 
powder magazine. The roar that followed was heard for miles. 
Flying, flaming and blazing embers and wreckage hurled through 
the air, set tiny fires to buildings that had escaped the general havoc. 

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At daylight the French flag on the fort was hauled down and the 
English flag was run to the staff head. The flames were extin- 
guished. The fort itself was not seriously injured. 

The diary supplies interesting information regarding the conduct 
of the troops before and after the fall of Ticonderoga, of the expe- 
dition of Major Robert Rogers to Crown Point and of the grave 
preparations of the army "under orders for marching for the reduc- 
tion of all Canady." 

August 4th, Amherst, arrived at Crown Point to find Bourlemaque 
had blown up the works. Acting under instructions from Pitt, he 
outlined the mammoth fortress upon which the English expended 
ten millions of dollars, which never was completed, and which to- 
day is the most picturesque ruins in New York and one of the most 
beautiful in the country. 

Hugh Hastings. 



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ORDERLY BOOK AND JOURNAL. 



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July 26, 1759. 
About of two o'clock att night the French Blew up Fort Tyante- 
rogue after we befieged it 4 days.f 

Regimental Orders, Worcefter May gth, 1759. 

That all the troops that belong to General Ruggles Regiment that 
have paffed mufter by the regular Mufter Mafter to get them- 
felves ready to march tomorrow morning by fun rife. . . . 

The Captains are to make a victualling return immediately to 
ye Adjt. to have all things ready to march early tomorrow morning. 
The Captain will apply to Col. John Chandler for carryges for 
their men. Capt. Baldwin & Reed & Cox has two carryges for 
their three companies. Capt. Nixon Willard & Williams has two 
carryges and Capt. Whiting one and Capt. Pain one and Capt. 
Furnace one and Capt. Maynard one and Capt. Buterfield one and 
it is expected that the Commanding Officers of every Company com- 
ply with thefe orders. ... 

Regimental Orders, Springfield May 15, 1759. 

Let every man take out his provifions one days allowance. The 

reft with all his baggage to be fent to the river immediately in 

order to be conveyed by carts & that five men with one Sergt. one 

Corporal out of every Company be peraded att the Black Horfe 

forthwith in order to march as guards for the carts, By order of 

Generall Ruggles. ^ , ^^ . -^ . 

John Hawks, Major. 

P. S. — That Lt. Thomas Farington march ahead of ye guard. 

* The manuscript "Orderly Book" opens with an announcement of the 
destruction of Fort Ticonderoga. It was written by Major Hawks on the 
cover of the book under date of July 26, 1759. I therefore give this entry, 
and the note thereon by General Hoyt, the first place. 

George B. Spalding. 

t Orderly Book for the Campaign of 1759 and 1760, on the upper Hudson, 
Lake George and Champlain. Many of the orders are dated at Halfway 
Brook near Glenns Falls, where small forts were kept up in 1758 and 1759, 
and some of the ruins may still be seen (in 1841). In 1760 the Major rose 
to the rank of Lt. Colonel, and he saw much active military service both 
in the war of 1744 and that of 1755. — E. Hoyt. 



Albany May 25, 1759. Parole, Glafcow. 
Rhode Ifland Regt. to be ready to march att the leaft notice. 
Surgeon McCalm of the Royal to attend the Hofpatel att Fort 
Edward And Mr. Bray Mate of the Hofpatel to do duty with the 
Royal as a furgeon. The Maffachufetts troops be furnlfh out twen- 
ty-five teemfters & they are to be fent immediately to Colo. Brad- 
ftreet, a working party of 100 men with 2 Subs. 2 Serjt. 2 Corpral. 

Albany May 26, 1759. Parole, Gernfey. 

The provential Regt. to be very exact when they fend any man 
to the Kings Hofpatel that they may have proper fertiflcates of their 
names, Regiment & Company figned by an officer of the Company 
fpecefying the Regt, they belong to; As waggens now^ are wanted 
for the fervice of the troops all fetlars merchants etc. are to have 
paper to follow the Army. They are for the future to make ufe 
of all carts in the fame manners as Regemental Setlars. Orders 
have been fent to the different Poft to ftop all waggens. Officers 
fhall pay for all horfes they press when their duty requires it. Thofe 
of the Regts. are to apply to the Major Brigade the Artillery to 
their own commanding Officer the Engenear to the Chief Engenear. 
The Hofpatel to the Director of the Hofpatel for the payment ; each 
account are to be laid before the Commander-in-Chief to allow ye 
fame if reafonable; Officers not to neglect to leave proper fertifl- 
cates to the drawers of waggens employed to carry baggage for the 
troops. Mentioning the time they have been employed to carry 
baggage for ye troops; Complaint have been made for their omif- 
fion. . . . 

The General Court Marfhel of which Colo. Grant is prefident 
to meet again tomorrow morning att Eight O'clock; Baggage forage 
mony to be paid to the feveral Regts. immediately. . . . 

As the proventlals arrive the commanding officers are to apply to 
Mr. Lake for proviflon that he may be enabled when the whole of 
each Regt. Is arrived to proportion the delivery of provlflons that 
they may all receive It to the fame day; An officer and twenty-nine 
men of the Royal Hlland Regt. with a weeks proviflon to be fent 
to the widow McGenness houfe to protect the fettlement, two Subs. 
two Serjts. two Corpral & 100 private men of Colo. Ruggles Regt. 
for the fortigue, Officers excepted ; he will go his rounds and vlfit all 
guards and out poft to fee that the whole are ellert & properly placed. 

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And inform the Colo, who relieves him of the feveral guards and 
pofts & time that he vifited them. . . . 

Divine fervife to be performed every Sunday att the head of the 
Regiment. 

A General Court Marfhel to fet tomorrow morning att eight 
o'clock to try fuch prifoners as are in the private guard, all evi- 
dencys are to attend prefident, Colo. Montgomery & Meerces; two 
from the Mafa. and one from the Rhode Iflanders members Lieut. 
George Burton of the Royal Depty Judge Advocate to whom the 
members names dates of commiffions and the evidencys names are 
to be fent att fix o'clock this afternoon. 

A markee to be pitched on the fentre of the lines where the Court 
Marfhel will affemble and a Serjt. and 12 men of Montgomerie's 
Regt. to ferve as a guard whilft the Court Marfhel is a fetting ; The 
Royal Hilanders and Montgomerys Regt. to fend as many men this 
afternoon at four o'clock as neceffary to clear the ground. They will 
receives axes on applying to the ftore keeper in the fort: which they 
will return when they will have finifhed that work. The Serjt. 
Guards on the Battoes to be reduced to a Corpral & 6 men. As by 
the order of the 7th it was faid that fpruce beer would be brewed 
for the Army it is not thereby intended to hinder any of our people 
from brewing fpruce beer ; All fetlars are att liberty to brue as much 
as they will; The General Guards, Magazenes, Artillary provoft, 
Batteaus to be relieved every eighteen hours. . . . 

Fort Edward, Monday June nth, 1759. 

Parole, Norfolk. 

Colo, of this day, Colo. Grant ; for tomorrow Colo. Schayier ; field 
officer for the piquit, Major Campbell; tomorrow Lt Colo. Hunt. 

Each Regt. will make a path to their front for their piquet to ad- 
vance to in cafe of any alarm in the night. And that the Regt. 
fhould be ordered out. No Regt. is on any account whatfoever to 
fire a fhot from their lines. The piquet will be ordered out and they 
will be fupported. . . . 

Sprufe beer is to be brewed for the health and convenency of the 
troops which will be ferved att prime coft; 5 quarts of melofes will 
be put into every barrel of fpruce beer. Each gallon will coft near 
three coppers. The Quarter Mafters of Regts. regular and proven- 
tial is to give notice this evening to Colo. Robinfon of the quantity 

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each Corps Is defireous to receive for which they muft give receipt 
and pay the money before the Regt. marches; each Regt. to fend a 
man acquainted with brewing or that Is beft able to afflft the brewery 
tomorrow morning att fix o'clock att the RIvelye. On the left of 
Montgomry thofe men are to remain and to be paid att the rate 
of if. 6d. pr day a Sergt. of the Regulars and one of the proventlal 
to fuperlntend the brewery who will be paid att if. 6d. pr day. 
Spruce beer will be delivered to the Regt. on Thurfday night or 
Friday morning; Tomorrow morning i Sub. i Serjt. 3 Corpral & 
32 men to mount a guard on the Ifland. He will detatch a Corpral 
& 6 men to take care of the Batteaus & a Corpral and fix men 
to take care of the whale boats. 

To perade tomorrow morning att fix o'clock two Serjt. 2 Corpral 
& twenty four privats to perade for the Town Guard. . . . 

Albany, May 28, 1759. Parole, Maftrlck. 
The Connetlcut, Maffachufetts and New Garzy troops are to 
fend each a quarter mafter to Mr. Furniss, Controular of ordi- 
nances, att four clock this afternoon; They will receive arms for 
their feveral detachments ordered this day to march. Tomorrow 
morning they will receive alfo nine rounds of ammunition and the 
Rhode Ifland Regt. fent as above will receive nine rounds of am- 
munition. Each man for this detachment Mony Penny; The follow- 
ing detachment to be made from ye proventlal troops. They are 
to take proper men for the Battoe Servlfe, to find viz: 

Capt Lt Serjt Pr 

The Connecticut 2 7 10 240 

The Maffachufetts i 4 4 140 

New Garzy I 3 4 140 

Rhode Ifland i i 2 054 

This detachment Is to perade tomorrow morning att five o'clock 
on the rhode on the right of the Rhode Iflanders & wait till Brlgad- 
Major Moneypenny fees them march of; They are to take their 
arms proportion of camp neceffarys & as many days provlflons as 
they have received; Three waggens will be allowed for the Con- 
netlcut forces, two for the Maffachufetts troops, two for the Gar- 
zys, one for the Rhode Ifland troops to carry their tents; On fend- 
ing to Mr. Coventry, a D.Q.M.G. This detatchment perhaps 

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to ftay out fome months will be paid as pr order of the 23 of May. 
This detatchment tomorrow to go to Schenacety. An officer of 
each core will go forward when the detatchment marches and to 
apply to Capt. McClean of Shenacety who has orders to mark out 
ye ground for their encampment. The Commanding officer will 
report to the Commefary of provifions at Shenacety to what time 
they are provided. . . . And will afterwards receive provifions from 
ye ftores. The Conneticut forces will remain at Shenacety & the 
Commanding Officer of each corps will receive particular orders 
when to march from thence; All the provential troops are to pro- 
vide themfelves immediately with everything they will have occaffion 
for that they may be ready to march att the leaft notice. 

After Orders, Concerning the Melancholy Death of Samll. 

Harris &c. 

The General Court Marfhel of which Colo. Grant was prefident 
is diffolved: — The General has approved of the following fentences 
of the General Court Marfhel; John Haron foldier in Capt. Bart- 
let's Company in the Rhode Ifland Regt. is to receive one thoufand 
laifhes with a cat of nine tails; James Conolly, foldier in Capt. 
Ruffel's Company in the feventeenth Regt. is to receive one thou- 
fand laifhes with a cat of nine tails ; Wm. Carrege, foldier in Capt. 
Wealls Company of the fecond Batallion of the Royal Regt. of foot 
accufed of being acceffary to the death of John McLeland foldier 
in faid Company, is found not guilty of wilful murder & is re- 
quited. David Rogers, Corpral in Capt. Roffe's Company in the 
Rhode Ifland Regt. is found guilty of defertion laid to his charge 
& is to fuifer death. Samll. Harris, foldier in the Rhode Ifland 
Regt. is found guilty of difertion laid to his charge and is to fuffer 
death. Peter Mc Martin, foldier in Colo. Montgomerie's Regt. 
found guilty of muteny that is laid to his charge & is to fufEer death : 

The Royal Hiland Regt. Maffachufetts, New Garzys, Conneticut, 
Rhode Ifland troops to be out tomorrow morning att five o'clock 
leaving of proper guards for the care of the Camp & to march 
immediately to the ground that will be marked out for them by 
the Quarter Mafter of the Royal Highland Regiment att fix this 
evening, for which purpofe a Quarter Mafter of each of the pro- 
ventials will attend; The troops are to be drawn up, the Royal 
Hilanders on the right, Maffachufetts on the left, Conneticut on 

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the left of the Royal High Landers, New Garzys on the right 
of the Maffachufetts, Rhode Iflanders on the (enter. The detatch- 
ment ordered this day for Shenacety is not to march till the execu- 
tion is over & is to be drawn up on the left of the Maffachufetts 
troops. They will afterwards march when Brigade Major Mony- 
penny will direct them a platoon of the Rhode Ifland Regt. to be 
drawn in the front of that Regt. to be loaded with ball ready for 
the execution. The provote guard to march the two prifoners, David 
Rogers and Samll. Harris att fix o'clock tomorrow morning from 
the prifon to the right of the line and in the front of the fentre where 
the execution is to be. A Chaplain is to attend on the prifoners. 
Colo. Grant, Colo of the day tomorrow; Brigadeer Generall Gage 
to command the whole. 

Albany, May 29, 1759. 
Regimental orders for the firft Batallion of Colo. Ruggles Regt: 
that a return from each Company be made of what arms & aqui- 
terment are wanting to complete the Battalion; Likewife that a 
victualling return be made immediately that the places of cooking 
be on the fide of the hill and no where elfe excepting officers, that 
the men attend every night att the beating of the retreat, & that 
an officer from each Company likewife attend the fame time; and 
it is further ordered that no non-commiffioned officer or foldier lodge 
out of the camp after roll calling on whatfoever pretence. Pr order 
of Jofeph Ingels, Lt Colo. 

Albany Wednefday May 30th, 1759. 

Parole, Albany. 
The Rhode Ifland Regt. to march tomorrow morning for Fort 
Edward. They will ftrike their tents tomorrow morning att 5 
o'clock. Their baggage is to go by water. They will apply to 
Colo. Bradftreet for Battoes for that purpofe. They will likewife 
take up twenty Battoes loaded with provifions which they are to 
load this evening. The Regts. to be completed with fix days pro- 
vifions. A detatchment of 200 men are to take Battoes this after- 
noon att four o'clock which they will load tomorrow morning att 
five o'clock and proceed with them to Half Moon, where they will 
deliver them to the commanding officer and then return to Albany 
In fcows If any there. 

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Capt. Lt. Serjt. Pri. 
For this detatchment 

New Garzys i 4 

Maffachufetts I 2 

Conneticut O 2 

Firft Battalion i i 

Albany, May 31ft, 1759. 

Regimental Orders : For the firft Battalion of Colo. Ruggles Regt. 
that the Capt. or commanding officers of Companys fee that all the 
balls fit the men's guns fo that they may run down their barrals 
and to have everything ready to march tomorrow morning by five 
o'clock. Thofe that have not cartouche boxes muft break their 
catridges and put their powder into horns — It is further expected 
that all their arms are clean and in good order. An officer from 
each Company to fee it done as foon as may be. The commanding 
officer of companys to give in returns of their effective men that is 
able to march to the Adjutant immediately. Pr order of Jofeph 
Ingerfol, Lt. Colo. 

A Regimental Court Marfhel to be held att nine o'clock for the 
trial of John Williams and Henry McNeal and Elias Peter kow 
Dowick: for thefe Capt. Nixon, prefident, Lt. Warrington, Lt. Ca- 
bourn, Lt. David Joy and Enfn. Adam Wheeler, members. . . . 

Camp Albany, May 31ft. Parole, Summerfett. 
All the guards of the Royal Higland Regt. to be relieved att 
four o'clock this afternoon by the Conneticut troops. They are to 
march tomorrow att five o'clock where they will take the Artillary 
under their care and efcort to fend to Fort Edward one waggen for 
a company, one for the commanding officer, and one for the Staff 
officers and to be allowed to the Regt. to take fix days provifions 
with them. The woemen to be allowed four pence pr day in lew 
of provifion which will be paid on applying to Lt. Coventry, 
D.Q.M.G. The Maffachufetts troops are to take up eighty Bat- 
toes this afternoon at three o'clock and load them with provifions, 
referving fix for their tents and baggage which they will load att 
five o'clock and proceed to Fort Edw^ard. They are to take nine 
days provifions with them. Colo. Ruggles will leave careful officers 
here to bring up thofe men that he doth expect to join them. . . . 

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Major Oard to put the Artillary & f tores into fcows this evening 
which are to proceed to Half Moon tomorrow morning and to be 
efcorted to Fort Edward as above; The Regts. of Colo. Lyman & 
Fitch and Schayler to be ready to march on the firft notice. Colo. 
Lyman & Fitch to leave proper officers here to bring the men which 
are left behind. Each officer commanding a Company to remove 
their fick, who are unable to march, into the Kings Hofpatel taking 
great care that the General Orders are obferved with refpect to 
leaving fertificates. A Commiffioned Offi.cer in each Battoe to take 
care that no damage be done or dif order committed; a Serjt. Cor- 
pral & 12 privates Over the Battoes this night; the tents to be 
{truck and removed on board the Battoes tomorrow morning at 
fun rife; the Serjt. Commanding the guard, to referve fix Battoes 
for the tents and officers baggage. A dayly return to be made of 
the ftate of the mens arms. Per order of Timothy Ruggles, B. G. 

Camp at Fort Edward, June 7th, 1759. 

Parole, Richelieu. 

The Regt. are not to change their encampment untill the ground 
is quite dry; The Regts. on their arriving here are all to give in a 
return to what time they have received provifion that the particular 
time for the delivery to each corps may be hereafter regulated. It 
have been reported by the commefarys that wafte has been made as 
the daily allowance for each man is fully fufficient if any have 
drawn for and expended more than the allowance they muft make 
it good in the having overplus deducted in the allowance they are 
hereafter to receive. The Regts. are to take for their effective. 
Only the Commanding Officers are to certifie their number of their 
refpective Company on the ifuing the provifions and the Officers 
commanding ye Regts. to examine and fee the whole is juft. . . . 

Spruce beer will foon be brewed for the Army. It is hoped 
fufficient for the whole and will coft men but a very moderate 
price. . . . 

Fort Edward, June 8th, 1759. Parole, Falmouth. 
Field officer for the piquit this day Lt. Colo. Salterfon, for to- 
morrow Lt. Colo. Ingerfal. The field officer will go his round as 
ufual and Dpt. Adjt. Generall before orderly time i Sub. & 30 men 
for the Generall Guard. . . . 

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No man to go beyond the Centinal in line of block houfes upon 
any account whatfoever except when fent out with a covering party. 
One Serjant and 12 men to mount guard att each of the provifion 
fheds. One Sub. and thirty men as a guard over the Battoes. The 
Regts. to change their encampment att i o'clock. . . . 

Camp Fort Edward, June 9, 1759. Parole, Plimouth. 

Field officer for the piquit this night, Lt. Colo. Ingerfole — for 
tomorrow Major Graham: 

The detatchment in garraffon in the fort to encamp att five o'clock 
this afternoon on the left of the light infentry of the Royal Hiland 
Regt. which is the ground the Royal Regt. will encamp on. All 
futlers who have paper and are not attached to Regt. are to be 
encamped together on the ground. The Dept. Q. Mafter General 
will mark out for them att 10 o'clock this day which ground is 
to be the fentre of the line of the Army and the market to be kept 
there for felling whatfoever the futlars may have for the Army. . . . 

The provate guard fhall encamp there to keep good orders; the 
lights are not to be fuffered att night and none of the foldiers are 
to be permited to ftay there after retreat beating; the futlers are to 
encamp on this ground att four o'clock this day and none to be 
permitted to remain on the Glaceas of the Fort: the light Infentry 
of the Royal Hiland Regt. is to practife firing of balls tomorrow 
morning att fix of the o'clock near the Royal Block Houfe on the 
other fide of the river. The camp not to be alarmed, the Subs. 
Guards on the Battoes to be taken of. And two guards to be pofted 
in lew there of — a Serjt. and 15 men on this fide the river and a 
Serjt. and 15 men on the if land. It is a ftanding order that no 
droping are fired; whenfoever there are any fire locks which can 
not be drawn a report is to be made thereof that they may be 
collected together and fired of when the camp is advertifed of it that 
this may be no unneceffary alarm. The Indians to be particulary 
with thefe orders which if they difobey they fhall be feverely pun- 
ifhed. . . . 

After Orders for the 9th of June, 1759. 
The Royal two Subs, and 70 men of the Royal Hiland Regt. to 
furnifh fix Capts. 12 Subalterns and 600 men. . . . 

This detatchment to take Battoes tomorrow morning at day break. 

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The Royal will take ten Battoes and the Royal Highlanders 200, 
and fixty of the two hundred men with arms to ferve as a covering. 
The Maffachufetts will take as many as they can man; Major 
Rogers will furnifh forty rangers to ferve as a covering party. The 
whole to take provifions for tomorrow w^ith them. They are to 
proceed to Colo. Havilands who will order the Battoes to be imme- 
diately loaded that the whole party may return to Fort Edward 
without loss of time. For this duty, Lieut. Colo. Saltenftole and 
Major Hawks. 

Camp Fort Edward, June lOth, 1759. Parole, Gerfy. 

Field officer for the piquit, Major Graham; for tomorrow Major 
Connelly; Colo, of the day, tomorrow Colo. Grant. . . . 

All reports from the field officers of the piquit and extraordinaries 
that may happen in Camp are to be made to the Colo, of the day. 
All guards are to turn out to the Colo of the day only generall. 
This guard to be relieved every 48 hours, the whole to take their 
tents and provifions with them and the guards on the ifland to 
come of; orderly times att 10 o'clock in the morning and the Adjt. 
to attend att fix in the evening for whatever after orders there 
may be; The general guards tomorrow, Colo. Montgomery, the 
piquit and out-guards to load with running balls that there may be 
no wafte of ammunition. . . . 

After Orders for the nth of June. 
One field officer, 6 Capts, 12 Subbaltons, 18 Serjts. 600 rank and 
file to be peraded immediately after the Revallys beating tomorrow 
morn to march to repair the rhodes. They may go in their waft 
coat but muft carry their provifions with them. One half muft 
carry their arms and the other half, fpades & fhouffles. Major 
Graham, field officer: the Maffachufetts muft find one Capt. three 
Subs. 4 Serjts. and 150 rank & file. . . . 

Camp at Fort Edward June 12, 1759. Parole, Pitt. 

Colo, of the day Colo. Skayler, for tomorrow Colo. Ruggles; field 

officer of the piquit, Major Hawks and tomorrow Major Duggles. 

The Royals, Prideaux, and Royal Artillery to receive provifions 

tomorrow for fix days which will be to the i8th inclufive; the Royal 

and Royal Artillery att fix o'clock predeux att the Royal Block 

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Houfe to be relieved tomorrow by the lines of the one joining the 
Brigade on the weft fide by one Serjant one Corpral & 12 men 
of the Royal. 

The one joining the eaft end of the perade by one fubbalten two 
Serjt. two Corpral and 24 men of the Maffachufetts. The Serjant 
will be ftrickly obfervant of the orders that they receive from thofe 
they relieve and fuch as are wrote up in each Block Houfe they 
muft take care to keep their Block Houfes fwept clean and they 
are to be anfwerable for the tools they have received, viz: axes, 
pick axes, fpades & fhouffles and water buckets to each of the block 
houfes, which they will deliver over to the officer who relieves him. 
Thofe guards to be relieved dayly. Predeaux to be relieved to camp 
att the leaft notice: The feveral companys of Colo. Ruggles Regt. 
to be immediately compleated with Sergants and Corprals and all 
the watch coats that are difperfed in the feveral companys to be 
immediately peraded. 

General After Orders, for the 12th of June 1759. 
It is the General orders that no fcouting party or others in the 
Army under his command fhall whatfoever opportunity they may 
have fcalp any women or children belonging to the enemie. They 
are to bring them away if they can, if not they are to leave them 
unhurt and we are determined if the enemie fhould murder or fcalp 
any women or children who are fubject to the King of England, 
he will be revenged by the death of two of the enemies whenever 
he haft occafion for every woemen or child fo murdered by the 
enemie. 

Wednefday June 13th 1759, Camp att Fort Edward. 

Parole, Lewifburgh. 
Colo, of the day tomorrow Colo. Badcak. . . . Field Officer for 
the piquit tomorrow Lt. Colo. Hunt. 

The Royal Hiland Regt. to ftrick their tents att the revalley 
beating and to be joined by a detatchment of the proventials com- 
manded by a field officer and the detatchment to confift of 500 men 
rank and file. For this duty Lt. Colo. Pearfon two fix pounder with 
an officer and twelve men of the Royal Artilary and ammunition 
in proportion to march with faid detatchment. Capt. Stark with his 
company of Rangers will join the detatchment from the Four Mile 

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Poft and the companys of Indians will be likewife ordered to join 
them. Colo. Grant will receive further orders from the General. 

A waggen to each Company and one for the Staff Officers and 
5 for the 500 proventials will be allowed to carry their baggage. 
The officers of the proventials that command this detatchment will 
fend immediately to compleat their men with thirty-fix rounds of 
ammunition, and to be carefully examined and if any cartridges be 
damaged and if their horns will not hold it they are to take what 
their horns will hold. The arms likewife muft be looked over and 
put in good order. 

The Royal Hilanders pofted in the block houfes as by order of 
yefterday to be relieved by Prideaux's Regt. immediately. The Pro- 
vential troops are to compleat their provifions to the 19th inclufive. 
The Grand perade is on the right of the Grenadeers. Ordinary 
guards to perade att 7 o'clock. Adjutant of the day tomorrow of 
the Royal General Guards, Maffachufetts, one Sub. one Serjt. one 
Corp. and one drum and 29 private men. . . . 

Camp att Fort Edward, Thurfday 14th June 1759. 

Parole, Lancafter. 

Colo, of the day tomorrow, Colo. Montgomery. Field officer for 
the piquit, Lt. Colo. SaltentoU. 

The General Court Marfhel of which Colo. Montgomery was 
prefident is diffolved and the General has been pleafed to approve 
of the following fentences: Andrew Gates, foldier in Colo. Mont- 
gomerie's Regt. is to receive 1000 laifhes with a cat of nine tails; 
John Elfworth, of the Rhode Ifland Regt. is to receive 500 laifhes 
with a cat of nine tails. Thos. Smith, of Capt. Crookfhanks In- 
dept. Company is to receive 100 laifhes with a cat of nine tails. 
John Joaflen, Reuben Brown, Ephriam Knight to receive 500 laifhes 
apiece. Thos. Smith, of ye Independent Company is to receive his 
punifhment in the following manner: this day to be marched by 
the provoft guard to the right of the line and is to receive no 
laifhes att the head of each of the following Corps: Predeaux Gran- 
dears [grenadiers] and Light Inf entry Montgomery & Garzy Regt. 

Simon Fitch & Rhode Ifland Regt. Firft and 2nd Battalions of 
the Maffachufetts Grenadeers & Light Infentry is fuppofed one Corps, 
a mate of the Hofpatle to attend the punifhment. The Grenadeers 
and Light Infentry to be in the Waftcoats and legons. The Royal 

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Hilanders and Predeaux Light Infentry & Montgomery's Grenadeers 
& Light Infentry on the hill on the right of the Block Houfe In 
the front of the Maffachufetts. The eldeft Captain of both partys 
will receive their orders from the General att or before two o'clock. 
Spruce beer will be delivered to the Regiments tomorrow morn- 
ing. Predeux att fix in the morning, the Grenadeers and Light In- 
fentry J hour after, Montgomery att 7 o'clock, the Royal Artillary 
^ hour after, and the Garzy Regt. att eight o'clock, Connecticut ^ 
an hour after, the Rhode Iflanders att 9 o'clock, the Maffachufetts 
J an hour after; The Qr. Mafter or an officer of each of the Corps 
will attend on Lt. Colo. Robinfon att fix o'clock this evening att 
the Brewery to fix the quantity that each is to receive. . . . 

After Orders for Thurfday, June 14th, 1759. 
The Qr. Mafter and Capt Cullamen of Brigadeer Predeux Regt. 
to be ready when Lt. Colo. Robinfon calls for them; the Grenadeers 
and Light Infentry to be ready to change their encampments when 
ordered. 

Camp Fort Edward, Friday June 15th, 1759. 

Parole, Suffex. 

Colo, of the day tomorrow; Field officer of the piquet today Lt. 
Colo. Ingerfole. 

The Light Infentry & Grenadeers to change their camp this after- 
noon att two o clock to take their ground in the front of the block 
houfe on the hill as Lt. Colo. Robinfon has marked out; a waggen 
to each Company will be allowed to each company to carry their 
tents att two o'clock this afternoon to march in -J an hour after to 
the Halfway Brook where the officers commanding the Regt. . . . 
Such orders as he will receive from Colo. Grant. Ten waggens 
will be allowed to carry the tents of ye Companys & one for Lt. 
Colo. Eyre and another for the StafiE Officers. . . . 

A General Court Marfhel to fet this day att 12 o'clock for ye 
tryal of a deferter of Colo. Fitch's Regt. att the prefidents tent. 
Prefident Colo. Shayler, Major Campbel, Major Hawks two Capts. 
of the Royal, 2 of Montgomeries, one of the Royal Artillary, 2 of 
the Maffachufetts, & 3 of ye Conneticut troops members. Lt. George 
Barten of the Royal Dpt. Judge Adv. All the evedencys are to 
attend. . . . 

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Continuation of the Orders June 15th, 1759. 

Predeux Regt. having been Countermanded to march tomorrow 
morning, they will ftricke their tents att Revalleys beating & march 
in half an hour after; the Commanding officer is to take under his 
efcort the batteaux or waggens loaded with Artillary he will proceed 
with the fame to Halfway Brook and follow fuch further orders as he 
fhall receive from Colo. Grant. 

It having been further reported to the Generall that fome of 
the waggens have been to much loaded, the General wo'ld have no 
greater weights put into the waggens than Colo. Bradftreet directs. 

The General Court Marfhel of which Colo. Shayler was prefident 
is diffolved the General approves of the fentence of the Court Mar- 
fhel for the tryal of John Williams of Colo. Fitch's Regt. and that 
he is to fuffer death for the defertion proved againft him. The 
piquit of the line to affemble tomorrow att fix o'clock for the exe- 
cution of the above prifoner. The commanding officer of each piquit 
will march his piquit to the right of Colo. Fitch's Regt. where the 
field officer of the piquit will take ye Command of the fd. piquit 
& obey fuch orders as he fhall receive of the Colo, of the day. Colo. 
Fitch's Regt. to be under arms att fix o'clock. A plattoon to be 
loaded with ball and formed att the front of the Regt. for the 
above execution. A Chaplain to attend on the prifoner. Adjnt. of 
the day, of Montgomeries Regt. General Guards N. Jerzys. 

Fort Edward Saturday June i6th, 1759. 
Regimental Orders for the Firft Battalion — the Commanding offi- 
cers of Companys will not allow the foldiers who are for any guards 
to march on the perade without firft examining of them and fee 
them clean and their arms clean & in good order as they muft an- 
fwer for the neglect of this duty, if neglected; the Battalion to turn 
out on the front of the Camp att J after fix this evening. Except 
thofe on duty it is expected that the Commiffloned officers do not 
wear Scotch bonnets but wear fomething that they may be diftin- 
guifhed as officers. Pr order of Jofeph Ingerfol, Lt. Colo. 

General Orders Fort Edward, June i6th, 1759- 

Parole, Bofton. 
Colo, of the day tomorrow, Colo. Lyman. Field officer of the 
piquit this night, Lt. Colo. Ingerfole; for tomorrow Major Camp- 
bell, Colo. Whiting's Regt. 

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Other Regiments of the Proventials as they arrive muft immedi- 
ately put their arms in thorough good order, their catridges muft be 
examined into and if any are damaged muft be new made to com- 
pleat their number of catridges and all provential troops are now 
to receive by applying to the Commanding officer of the Royal Ar- 
tillary, ammunition fufficient to compleat the whole with thirty-fix 
rounds if their horns will hold it & if not they muft take no more 
than their horns will contain and ball in proportion. The whole 
army to receive provifion for feven days. The regular Regts. will 
receive theirs on the eighth and the 7 days will be to the 25 th 
inclufive. The Qr. Mafters to give in tomorrow night the number 
of men they draw for to Mr. Williftone the Commeffary who will 
fix the hour they draw for their receiving the next morning. The 
provential troops to receive theirs on 19th, fending the Qr. Mafter 
on the 1 8th in the fame manner as directed for the Regulars, and 
they will receive accordingly and it will be for the 26th inclufive. 

Any Regts. that arrive who have received provifions to different 
times to what the troops here have done will compleat now to the 
time as ordered. 

John Williams of Colo. Fitch's Regt. who was fentenced to fuffer 
death is pardoned. The Commanding officers of provential Regi- 
ments will examine what number of men they which are not markf- 
men; Some they might have who never fired a gun in their lives. 
A return to be fent to the Dept. Adjnt. General to be fent tomor- 
row morning att nine o'clock of their number that the whole may 
be ordered out to fire att a mark & any of the damaged catridges 
may be allowed for this fervice which they will likewife make a 
report of; Adjutant of the day of ye Royal. 

Continuation of the Orders of the i6th. 
The firft Battalion of General Ruggle's Regt. to march att ye 
leaft notice. 

Camp att Ford Edward, Sunday June 17th, I759- 

Parole, London. 
Colo, of the day tomorrow, Colo. Ruggles. Field officer of the 
piquit this night, Major Campbell. For tomorrow Major Ball. 

The firft Battalion of the Maffachufetts troops to ftrike their 
tents att 2 o'clock this afternoon if they receive no order to the 

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contrary. Three ox teems will be alowed to carry their tents & a 
fourth if neceffary. 

The Ro5^al and New Garzys to be ready to march on the leaft 
notice. All the fpeacys [fpecies] of provifions which the contracters 
have engaged to furnifh the troops for to be delivered when the 
feveral fpeacys are in ftore, but if the men's neceffary demand for 
carriges fhould prevent the moft bulcky articles from being brought 
to the army or that the contracters of ftores may not att all have in 
his power to furnifh a fufficient fupply of every fpeacy in either of 
thefe cafes, if the Regt. chofes, they may receive one article in lew 
every time of another in the following proportions: if peafe are 
wanting if one half of the quantity of rice or a pound of bread or 
flower or a third of a pound of pork may be received in lew of peafe 
or rice. If any peafe, rice and butter are wanting one pound one 
quarter of pork or three Sc a half of bread or flower may be received 
in lew thereof. If the above provifions be taken in lew of thefe 
fpecys that may not be in ftore. The Regts. will then give receipts 
of their full rafions. 

General Guard, firft Regt. of the Conneticuts, Ad jut. of the day, 
Montgomery; the firft Battalion of the Maffachufetts will receive 
their provifions att Halfway Brook. 

Continuation of Orders of the 17th, 1759. 

Surgeon McCalm of the Royal having reprefented to the General 
that his health will admitt of ferving the campaign, Mr. Bray Sur- 
geon, Mate of the Hofpatel, to return to the Hofpatle. 

Whenever a flagg a truce or drum may arrive from the enemie 
with whatfoever party may be fent, they are to be ftoped by the 
firft fentry of whatfoever advanced poft they come to, which fentry 
will give notice to the guard that the officer commanding att the 
poft may be informed of it. The officer will fend the letter or 
letters to the General & will keep the drummer or party with flagg a 
truce, fo that they cannot fee any of the poft outworks or camps 
till the anfwer from the General is returned. If any officer fhould 
be fent with a letter who may fay he has orders to deliver his letter 
or difpatch to the General himfelf , and will not give them to any 
one elfe, he is not on any account whatfoever to be permitted to 
advance through any of the outpoft, but fhall be kept till he de- 
livers his difpatches and remains there for an anfwer; if he perfift 

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& in not delivering them he is to be kept and the officers command- 
ing the poft to fend a report of it to the General. A proper guard 
always to be given from the poft for the fecurity and protection of 
thofe that may be fent. . . . 

After Orders for the firft Battalion of Maffachufetts being under 
orders for marching to ftrike their tents att Revallys beating & march 
half an hour after to the Halfvi^ay Brook, where the commanding 
officer will put himfelf under the command of Colo. Grant. They 
are to take under their efcort the waggens which are to fet out very 
early. 

All the men returned by the provential Regts. not to be markfmen, 
are to afiemble tomorrow morning in the front of their Regt. They 
will then march to the left to the ground where the Maffachufetts 
fired this evening and will fire five rounds a man; Major [Robert] 
Rogers will take care the grounds in front is clear. Officers of each 
Regt. to attend to fee that the men level well. . . . 

Monday Camped att Halfway Brook, June i8th, 1759. 

Parole, Weftminfter. 

The Maffachufetts troops with officers to give 100 men att fix 
o'clock tomorrow morning to clear the rhodes above their camps 
toward the lake. Lt. Rope of the 55th will give them directions. 

All the guards and piquit to be under arms about half an hour 
before day break & remain fo untill it is clear daylight untill the 
morning fcout returns; the officers to be very ellert on their outpoft 
and to allow about their men to lay down to a time; the fentrys to 
be relieved every hour. 

The officers of the piquit to make their rounds very regularly. 

No man is allowed upon any account to go beyond the fentrys of 
the outpoft for which the officers are to give their fentrys ftrickt 
charge and whatfoever perfon is found difobeying thefe orders fhall 
be feverely punifhed. 20 men to affift the men of Artillary in fort- 
ing their tools att fix o'clock. 

Camp Halfw^ay Brook, Regimental Orders, June i8th 1759. 

No perfon on whatfoever account to pass the brook this & the 

other encampments to them, without liberty from the commanding 

officer of the Battalion prefent. If any perfon is found difobeying 

this order he fhall be punifhed without previledge of a Court Mar- 

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fhel. Arms to be viewed and returns to be made agreeable to for- 
mer orders. One Sub. one Serjt. 24 men for piquit; one Sub. one 
Serjt. 24 rank & file for the quarter guard. 

Continuation of the Orders of the i8th. 
The detatchment of the provential troops att this poft to receive 
three days provifions att 12 o'clock tomorrow to the 22nd inclufive 
&c the Maffachufetts Regt. to receive provifions att four o'clock this 
afternoon for four days to the 22nd inclufive. The Indians to re- 
ceive three days att 11 this day till the 22nd inclufive, the Rangers 
four days till the 24th inclufive. . . . 

Camp Halfway Brook, Tuefday 19 of June 1759. 

Parole, Gravefend. 
A return to be given in this day figned by the commanding officer 
of the ftrength of the provential Regt. & detatchment. The com- 
manding officer of the Light Infentry to give in a return of the 
numbers under his command fpecifying the number of thofe on duty 
& where General Predeaux Regt. the Rangers & Indians to hold 
themfelves in readiness to march with the Royal under the com- 
mand of Colo. Fofter as foon as they arrive att this camp. 

Continuation of the Orders of the 19th of June 1759. 

A part of the Conneticut Regt. to perade att fix o'clock tomor- 
row morning confifting of one Capt. 2 Subs. 3 Serjts. 100 rank 
and file for mending the rhodes betwixt this & 3 mile poft. As alfo 
2 Subs 2 Serjts 40 rank and file with arms to cover the working 
party. 

Maffachufetts troops to take the redoubt guard by their camp by 
the end of the bridge and relieve the guards. Thofe of the Royal 
Highland Regt. by daybreak tomorrow but the old and new guards 
that remain att the poft untill near fun rife every day for that guard 
to mount dayly, i Serjt. i Corpral & 30 men. The above guard to 
take the care of the Batteaus on this fide the river and the care of 
the front of the camp in generall. ... 

Camp att Halfway Brook, Wednefday June 20th, 1759. 

Parole, Southwark. 
Field officer of the day Colo. Ingerfol. Field officer for the day 
tomorrow Major Graham. 

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A Capt. 2 Subs, as a picket from each of the proventlals and the 
Conneticut Regt. to mount every evening att the Tattoos beating, 
which piquit are to be under arms every morning att the days break- 
ing and remain so until fun rife; Field officer of the day to vifit 
ye piquit before they are difmlffed In the evening & the guards once 
a day att the hours they think proper and fee that the fentrys from 
the outpoft are properly plafed after the tattoes beat. 

The detatchment of the proventlals commanded by Colo. Pearfon 
to be employed as foon as the fort is finlfhed In clearing round It 
all the brufh w^ood &c for about 400 yards; they are to be covered 
by the piquits & fome Rangers and Light Infentry a detatchm^ent 
of 4 Capts. 13 fubbaltons & 500 men. Att fix o'clock tomorrow 
morning they are to lay upon the rhode from this to the three mile 
poft to keep the communication clear & cover the convoys to this 
place, and on the return of the carrlges untill they arrive back to the 
three mile poft, one Sub. i Serjt, one Corpral & 30 rank & file 
for the redoubt; one Sub. one Serjt. one Corpral & 30 rank & file 
and ten fentrys a ferjant and twelve for camp & other neceffarys one 
Capt. 2 Subs, and 50 men for the piquit. 

After Orders. 
The Royal Highlanders to be in readyness to march tomorrow 
morning covering partys countermanded for the piquit.* 

Camp att Halfway Brook, f Thurfday June 21ft, 1759. 
Regimental orders for the firft Battalion of Colo. Ruggles Regi- 
ment that the Capt. or Commanding officers of Companys take par- 
ticular care that their men keep their arms in good order and fee 
that their flints are faft in their locks as I have obferved that a great 
many flints are loofe. In all partys It is further ordered that all 
Great Hats are cut so that the brims be 2 inches and a half wide 

* Three mile (or sometimes called four mile) post I think must have 
been situated between Glens Falls village & Sandy Hill. — E. Hoyt. 

t The works at Halfway Brook must have been erected in the cam- 
paign of 1758 ; the ground is level and rather low, but the brook furnished 
good water. It was so called from being half way from Fort Edward 
to Lake George. I believe there was a fort on each side of the brook, 
on opposite sides of the road; their remains were to be seen in 1817. Soon 
after Gen. Amherst took part at Lake George in 1759, they were abandoned 
and demolished. — E. Hoyt. 

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and that no man wears a cap under his hat & more efpecially when 
on duty. This order to be ftricktly obferved. 

Generall Orders, Camp Halfway Brook, June 21 ft, 1759. 

Parole, Hartford. 

Field officer for the piqult tomorrow Major Hawks. 

The piquit from Lt. Colo. Ingerfole, confifting of one Capt. two 
Subs. 2 Serjts a Corpral and fifty men — two pickets to be raifed 
this evening; they are to be peraded att the retreat beating. The 
Captain of each piquit each is to give their men ftrlckt charge to 
have their arms in good order & to be ready to turn out on the 
fhorteft notice. All guards to be relieved as ufual. All guards of 
the redoubt are att fix o'clock in the morning to advance their 
fentrys as far out as the Royal Highlanders did and to remain till 
retreat beating & then to come into their poft. Whatever perfon is 
found guilty, either of the proventials or Rangers, to fire his piece 
without order in this Camp will be feverely punifhed all orders to 
be ftrictly obeyed. . . . 

Given Orders att Lake George June 21ft, 1759. 

Colo, of the day tomorrow Lt. Colo. Babcock, Field officer of 
the piquit, Colo. Smedly; for tomorrow Lt. Colo. Saltlnftole. 

For the officers guard to be advanced a fmall diftance in the 
front of the old lines, the fentrys during the night to be pitched 
double. The officers of the piquit are to be particularly careful to 
Infpect their men's arms and go the rounds and fee the guards and 
fentrys are all ellert. 

The General expects att all times that every Regt. will mount 
a piquit confifting of one Capt, one Sub, one Enfn. 2 Serjants & 
50 rank & file. The General guard tomorrow to be mounted by 
the Rhode Iflanders. . . . 

Halfway Brook Friday June 22nd, 1759. 

Parole, Richmond. 
Lt. Colo. Ingerfole field officer of the day tomorrow. All re- 
ports to be made to the commanding officer until further orders. 
Capt. Galord & Capt. Humphrys of the Conneticuts are immedi- 
ately to ftrike their tents and to take poffeffion of the ftockads. 
Capt. Galord on the right of the gates and commands the N. Eaft 
angles. Capt. Humphreys on the left and to command the S. Weft 
angle. They are to mount a corpral & fix men for guard. 

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Whofoever is found guilty of making any difturbance in Camp 
or Stockade after retreat beating, either by finging or (wearing, or 
any other noice whereby the guard may be difturbed and the fen- 
trj's not well able to diftinguifh any approach of the enemie if any 
fhould be lurking in order for a prifoner, they will be feverely pun- 
ifhed. For the fame a Captain from the line four Subs, eight Ser- 
vants and 100 men in order to rebuild fome Fort & to make fome 
new they are to perade perfifely att five o'clock this afternoon with- 
out fail; and that Serjant that is found guilty of difobeying orders 
and have not his quoto on the perade where the Adjt. fhall order, 
fhall be tryed for neglect of duty & reduced to the ranks; and non 
commilfioned officer or foldier that is found to be beyond the fen- 
trys on any account whatever, without an order in writing from 
his commanding officer fhall be feverely punifhed. 

The retreat to beat lO minutes after fun fet. All the guards to 
be mounted as laft night. The piquit is to turn out on any alarm, 
one in the front of the lines the other on the left in the line in 
front, and there to wait for orders from me and upon any party 
being difcovered, every man to turn out in the front and there to 
wait with their aquiterments and to be very filent fo that they 
may receive orders without any noife; lOO men from the line with 
proper officers to perade att fix o'clock to morrow morning on the 
front of the fentry line and there to receive orders. 

N. Pearfon, Lt. Colo. 

P. S. — Thefe orders are expected to be punctually obeyed by offi- 
cers as well as men when it is their Tower of duty and acquainted 
by the Adjutant. One piquit, confifting of one Capt. four Subs. 
8 Serjants and lOO men Colo. Ingerfole is to find a piquit confift- 
ing of one Capt. 4 Subs. 8 Serjants and 100 men to turn out on 
any alarm on the leaft notice & wait for orders; Corpral Backfter 
of Capt. McDaniels Company in the Garzy Regt. is found guilty 
of neglect of duty and is to do duty in the ranks.* 

* The country about Halfway Brook, which is now (1840) open ground, 
was in some places fenced into fields, but it seems not to have been inviting 
to settlers. The land is not very valuable. Some distance North of the brook 
the road rises to a pine plain, and woods continue most of the way to Lake 
George, with the exception of an opening near the south end of French 
mountain, where there is a small village once a travern half a mile or more 
south of the ground of Col. William's ambuscade, Sept. 8, 1755. 

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Camp Halfway Brook, Saturday June 23rd, 1759. 

Parole, Shrewfberry. 

Lt. Colo. Ingerfole field officer of the day tomorrow. 

The breft work to be finlfhed by 5 o'clock and the redoubt to be 
thrown down of the N. Weft of the ftockades. Two pickets to be 
ralfed for night confifting of two Capts. 6 Subs. 8 Serjts. and 200 
men. Thefe piquits to lay on their arms to be ready to turn out 
on the leaft notice &. to be extremely filent that they may hear the 
orders of their officers; they are to perade tomorrow att day break 
and to wait the commanding officer's orders. Lieut. Check and his 
guard is to perade tomorrow att 7 o'clock to load battoes till they 
are ordered to be relieved; two Subs, and fifty of the party that 
was with Capt. Bancroft as foon as returned are immediately to 
get themfelves ready and the victuals dreffed this night to guard 
the King's oxen on the Weft Side of the road towards the four 
mile poft and one half of Colo. Pearfons piquit for that purpofe; 
the other three guards as ufual. N. Pearfon, Lt. Colonel. 

Camp Halfway Brook, Sunday June 24th, 1759. 

Parole, Dorfet. 
The quarter guards to be mounted tomorrow morning att break 
of day without fail. Two Capts. 4 Subs. 8 Serjants & 200 men 
to lay on their arms and to be ready to turn out on the leaft alarm 
and to form on the two fronts as they were ordered laft night to 
be. For the future if any is found fleeping on his poft when on 
duty, he will not be paffed by but muft expect to fuffer the Marfhal 
law, in fuch cafe provided, as there haft been complaint made of 

About half a mile north of the brook, a considerable number of our 
provincial troops were cut off by the Indians, July 20, 1758, among whom 
were three captains, Lawrence, Dakins, and Jones, with one lieutenant, one 
ensign and fourteen privates. Captain Lawrence was from Groton and 
the grandfather of General Langley of Hawley on his mother's side. The 
affair took place near what is called Indian or Blind Rock, near the present 
road. A party of workmen on the road were first attacked and a detach- 
ment sent from the brook defeated on advancing to the spot. The men 
being panic stricken deserted their officers. 

Soon after the close of the war, in 1763, a few settlements were com- 
menced in this quarter, and Abraham Wing built a house and barn at 
Glens Falls which were standing in 1777, the time of Burgoyne's invasion, 
but were afterwards burnt by Major Carlton, in 1780, who made an incur- 
sion from Canada. — E. Hoyt. 

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fome Companys of not being elert In turning out their number of 
men ordered. For the future It Is expected they will punctually 
obey or otherwife they muft expect to anfwer for their neglect. . . . 

If any perfon is found to eafe himfelf within lOO yards of the 
lines only in the neceffary hole provided for that purpofe & they 
be found guilty of difobeying the fame, will without doubt be pun- 
Ifhed. 

A working party to be ready tomorrow morning from the lines 
confifting of one Sub. i Serjt. and twenty privates to be ready att 
7 o'clock to load waggens and carts with provifions; Major Hawks, 
field officer of the day.* 

Camp Halfway Brook Monday June 25th, 1759. 

Parole, Portfmouth. 

Lt. Colo. Ingerfole field officer of the day. 

Two pickets to be raifed confifting of 2 Capts. 6 Subs. 8 Ser- 
vants & 200 privates. They are to lay on their arms as ufual and 
to turn out on any alarm att the place that haft been ordered & 
to wait for further orders. All the fires for coocking are to be 
made in the front of the lines and not In the rear of the officers 
tents. All men ofi duty this day on the lines & alfo the referved 
piqult, are to turn out att four o'clock this afternoon to have their 
arms examined and their ammunition by the commanding officer and 
their return to be given in to the commanding officer after viewing 
the ftate and condition and they are alfo to excerclfe one hour. 
A party to be peraded att 12 o'clock to load carrlges confifting of 
one Capt. 2 Subs. 4 Serjants, fifty men. N. Pearfon, Lt. Colo. 

Camp att Halfway Brook June 26th, 1759- 

Parole, Edenburgh. 
Lt. Colo, field officer of the day. 

Two pickets to be raifed confifting of two Capts. 6 Subs. 8 Ser- 
jants 200 men. The Redoubt guard and the Qr. guard to be 
raifed tomorrow att break of day; the drum Major Is to beat the 

* Several baggage wagons were cut oflE near Halfway Brook, Septem- 
ber 8, 1755, the day that Dieskau attacked Johnson at Lake. The two have 
been confounded by historians. The first was near Sandy Hill Village. 
Old Mr. Abraham Way of Glens Falls gave me particulars of this affair; 
and I have accounts of it in several journals by officers and soldiers who 
were in the campaign of 1758. — E. Hoyt. 

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Revalley att break of day tomorrow morning and the piqult are to 
turn out to their lines. The orderly Serjts. are to turn out when 
they perade their men for guard or piquit and deliver their names 
when on the perade in writing to the Serjant Major and he is to 
deliver them to the commanding officer who is to mount the guard 
or piquit so that the officer may know the men and Company they 
belong to, that if any be abfent they will be able to confine them 
for neglect of duty. The officers commanding the piquit or any 
other guard are to be on the parade att the Revalleys beating. For 
the future the foldiers to keep under arms & they are to be fo 
watchful of their duty that if they do not turn out without calling, 
they may expect to be confined for fuch neglect of duty, as they 
muft be fent to the Lake to head quarters for tryal. Whofoever 
is found in the Camp guilty of playing cards after the publication 
of this order muft expect to fuffer for difobedience of orders. It 
is expected that after the tattoes beat in camp that there is no noife 
to be made as haft been for fome evenings paft. If any fhould be 
found guilty of difobedience of this nature will be took as a defpicer 
of the Marfhal law. . . . 

Continuation of the Orders of the 26th. 
It is reported unto m.e that fome of the men are lowfy, therefore, 
it is expected that the Captains or commanding officers of Companys 
enquire into the affairs & if there is any that is fo to order them 
cleanfed otherwife they will loufe the whole. It is further expected 
that the officers fee the men cook their victuals properly and not to 
broil pork on any account whatfoever & to examine the mens tents 
and fee that they are kept clean and to fee the men waiih their 
fhirts & ftockens as often as needful it is expected this order to be 
obeyed as a ftanding order. Pr order Jos. Ingerfole, Lt. Colo. 



Camp Halfway Brook, Wednefday June 27th, 1759. 

Parole, Doubline. 
Major Hawks field officer of the day. The piquit and guards 
to be raifed as yefterday as there is but little duty this day in the 
camps that it is expected that every Captain or commanding officer 
of companys will fet all the men that are oft duty to wafh their 
cloaths as perhaps this will be the only leafure they will have all 
former orders to be obeyed. . . . 

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It is General Amherft's orders that all the troops att Halfway 
Brook are victualled up to the 3d July incluflve. The Rangers 
included. 

Camp Halfway Brook June 28th, 1759. 

Parole, Hartford. 

Colo. Ingerfole field officer of this day. 

All the guards to be mounted as ufual and the number that was 
ordered yefterday. Each commanding officer are by 10 o'clock to 
fee that all the men off duty to draw their charge & waifh their 
pieces clean and have them very dry before loaded; officers likewife 
to fee their ground is occupied today and all the filth cleanfed out 
and buryed and new earth covered over. 

A Serjant and 12 men is immediately to get all the axes and 
fpades in the camp and return them under the care of the (entry 
for that purpofe and after all is collected they are to be given out 
by order of the Qr. Mafter; all former orders to be obeyed. . . . 

Camp Halfv/ay Brook, Friday June 29th, 1759. 

Parole, Colechefter. 

Major Hawks field officer of the day. Capt. Whitleffes piquit. 

Fifty of them is to join fifty of Colo. Ingerfoles Battalion with 
thirty Rangers to drive a number of Kings oxen to ye Four Mile 
Poft below X ; * The Rangers are to take their orders from ye com- 
manding officer. The piquit and Quarter guards to be mounted 
as ufual. The redoubt guard on the eaft of the Artillary is this 
day to make a guard houfe as the tents are wanted. Orders re- 
ported: It is expected that no party goes without the leave of a 
commanding officer on any pretence whatfoever. The out fentry 
are to ftop all and fuffer none to pass without an order in writing 
from an officer of the company belonging to this camp. . . . 

A Court Marfhel to fet this day att 9 o'clock to try fuch prifoners 
as may be brought before them. Capt. Baldwain, prefident, Lt Sea- 
more, Lt Carole, Lt Tupp members; The Court to fet att the 
prefidents tent; All former orders to be obeyed. The officers are 
to fee that all the men of duty to turn out and exercife from eight 
to ten and from 4 to 5 o'clock. 

* X4 mile post below. Suppose at or near Glens Falls. — E. H. 

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Camp att Halfway Brook June 30th, 1759. 

Parole, Richmond. 

Lt Colo Ingerfole field officer of the day. 

All guards to be mounted as ufual. A working party for tomor- 
row confifting of one Capt, 2 Subs, 2 Serjts, & 50 rank & file. The 
Conneticut Regt to be under arms att 3 o'clock this afternoon. All 
that are off duty the Adjunt is to exerciie them in platoon firing, 
two deep. This order refpecting exercife is to be continued after 
this day from the hour of 7 until nine in the forenoon and from 
four until fix in the afternoon. . . . Per order, N. Pearfon, Lt Colo. 

Regimental orders: That every officer commanding a Company 
to give in a return of their company fetting forth where all their 
men are that ever was in their Companys as well as thofe on duty. 
To be given tomorrow morning by 7 o'clock and to be figned by 
the commanding officer of each company on the fpot. It is ex- 
pected that they are made very correct as they will be kept to 
examine each others by. Per order, N. Pearfon. 



Camp att Halfway Brook, Sunday July ift, 1759. 

Parole, Colchefter. 
Major Hawks field officer of the day. 

All guards to be mounted as ufual. All former orders to be 
ftricktly obeyed. A Court Marfhel to be (ett this day att nine 
o'clock to try fuch prifoners as may be brought before them. Capt 
Whitleffe, prefident Lt Emblem, Lt Carole, Lt Cheafe, Lt Pell 
members. Per order N. Pearfon, Lt Colo. 



Camp att Halfway Brook, July 2nd 1759. 

Parole, Colechefter. 
All guards to be mounted as ufual. After thefe orders are pub- 
lifhed there is to be no fire or fmoke in the mouths of the tents or 
within the lines of thefe encampments after the tattoe is beat. What- 
ever perfon is found guilty of difobeying thefe orders May expect 
to be confined and tryed for open contempt of orders; All former 
orders to be obeyed. The return is to be given in to the Adjutant 
of all thofe men which were in the Artillary fervife laft campaign. 

N. Pearfon, Lt. Colo. 
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Camp att Halfway Brook, July 3d 1759. 
Regimental orders: That no officer perfume to give leave for any 
party to go without the fentry without the leave from the com- 
manding officer of the Regt on any pretence whatever. It is fur- 
ther ordered that no Non commiffioned officer or private perfume 
to go without the fentrys, as they will be reported diferted if they 
are found thus guilty & w^ill be punifhed accordingly. I would have 
the officers examine the men's arms and ammunition & fee that 
they are in good order. Jos. Ingerfol, Lt Colo. 

Halfway Brook July 3d, 1759. Parole, Colechefter. 
Colo. Ingerfole field officer of the day; All guards to be mounted 
as ufual, the working detail to be peraded immediately, confifting of 
one Capt, 2 Subs, 3 Serjts, & fifty privates for working att the 
magazenes; all forme" orders to be obeyed. The commander of the 
ftockades to make a return this day by 3 o'clock of the numbers of 
the men, their names & their Company to the commanding officer 
of this fort. . . . Nathan Pearfon, Lt Colo. 

Camp att Halfway Brook, July 4th, 1759. 

Parole, Sherwfberry. 

Major Hawks field officer of the day. 

A Serjt & 12 men from the lines to cut and burn all the loggs 
& brufh that are within the lines of fentrys. A working party 
to be peraded immediately, confifting of one Capt, 2 Subs, 2 Serjts, 
fifty privates without arms. All guards to be mounted as ufual. As 
there feems to be fome negligence in exercife for the future it is 
expected it will be more punctually obeyed. . . . 

As it is notorioufly true that profane curfing & fwearing pre- 
vails in the camp. It is not only very far from the Chriftian fol- 
diers duty and very difpleafing to the Lord of Hofts & God of 
Armies but difhonorable before men. 

It is, therefore, required and expected, that for the future the 
odious found of curfing and fwearing is turned into a profound 
filence. If after the publifhing thefe orders, any is found guilty 
in the violation of thefe orders they may expect fuch punifhment as 
A Court Marfhel judge for dif obedience ; All former orders to be 
obeyed.* ... N. Pearfon, Lt Colo. 

* From the tenor of these orders it is evident that much confusion and 
disorder prevailed in the provincial camps. It is often repeated that " the 

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Camp Halfway Brook, July 5th, 1759. Parole, Dublin. 

All guards to be mounted as ufual. All axes and fpades this day 
to be returned to the Qr. Mafter whofoever in order to have the 
exact number that was left for the ufe of this camp. If wanted 
after they may have them again by applying to the Quarter Mafter. 
Whofoever is found to fecret one will be looked upon as an em- 
bezzler of the King's ftores and muft anfwer it accordingly. . . . 

Lt Colo. Ingerfole officer of the day. He is to fee the piquit 
perade and give them their orders in going the rounds, as fome 
nights it has been neglected; All former orders to be obeyed. 

N. Pearfon, Lt. Colo. 

Camp att Halfway Brook, July 6th, 1759. 
Regimental orders: It haft been practifed fome time paft amongft 
fome of our officers for to wrangle & difpute with the Adjutant on 
the perade and before the men concerning duty, whereas it is very 
unbecoming the part of gentlemen as well as againft all rules and 
difcipline of war. It is for the future defired that there may not 
be any wrangles or difputes arife in any fuch like manner. If the 
Adjutant doeth his duty wrong fo that an officer think himfelf 
wronged or any of his men, their bufiness is to apply to the com- 
manding officer of the Regt. where they will get juftice done. It 
is ordered that the men turn up the flapps of their tents to air 
and sweep them clean immediately. Jos. Ingerfole, Lt. Colo. 

General Orders for the 6th of July, 1759. 

Parole, Edinburgh. 
Major Hawks field officer of the day. All guards to be mounted 
as ufual. 

As there was laft night a very rietous noife in the camp till one 
o'clock this morning which is contrary to the orders of this camp 

orders are to be obeyed or the men punished." In a camp of regulars lit- 
tle of this is necessary; their punishment generally precedes threats, and 
all know the consequence of disobedience from experience. In an order 
issued at Lake George June 22, 1759, notice is taken " of some officers mak- 
ing themselves very familiar with sergeants and even privates^ which great- 
ly injures the service; and it is expected for the future that that levelling 
temper will no longer subsist." Our republican militia would think this 
aristocratical. — E. Hoyt. 

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& the rules in the army, it is, therefore, required of all officers of 
guards that for the future that they efpecially take the greateft pre- 
caution after the tattoe is beat, that there be no hallowing or fing- 
ing in the camp. The officers of the feveral guards will immedi- 
ately after the officer of the day haft given them their charge go 
through the camps and if they find any perfon making any noife 
or difturbance they will order them to be ftill and filent. After 
that if fhould be any noife or diforderly behaviour the officer will 
fend & confine them for difobeying & in contempt of orders and 
they will be punifhed accordingly agreeable to the Marfhel law. . . . 
The working party that is falling trees on the road are to con- 
tinue untill 10 o'clock and then to be relieved by a party from 
Colo. Ingerfole who are to work till after two & then be relieved 
by the fame. All former orders to be obeyed. N. Pearfon, Colo. 

Camp Halfway Brook July 7th, 1759. 
Parole, Hertford Shire. 
Lt. Colo. Ingerfole field officer of the day. All guards & partys 
to be mounted as ufual. The working party to be peraded con- 
tinually 2 Capts four Subs 4 Serjants & one hundred men. All 
former orders to be obeyed; a Court Marfhel to fet to try fuch 
prifoners as may be brought before them. Capt Whitleffe prefident, 
Lt Seamore, Lieut Smith, Lt Hunter, Enfn Gillet, Members; to 
fet att the prefidents tent immediately. . . . 

Camp att Halfway Brook, July 8th, 1759. 

Parole, Woolf. 

Major Hawks field officer of the day. All guards to be mounted 
as ufual. 

The officer of the Quarter Guard to take efpecial care that all 
of the oxen belonging to the King which will be brought inn this 
night & put under care. If any fhould get out of fentrys, they 
muft be anfwerable for this neglect; No foldier is upon any account 
whatfoever either to fleep or fit down when upon fentry; If any 
one fhould be found difobeying thefe orders for the future all thofe 
who are found fleeping will be fent to Head Quarters for tryal 
and they will be feverely punifhed; Thefe orders to be read this 
night to each officer of the guard fo that it may be given in charge 
not only to all the foldiers that are on duty this night but to con- 

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tinue from officer to officer when they are relieved. All former 
orders to be obeyed.* N. Pearfon, Lt. Colo. 

Camp Halfway Brook July 9th, 1759. 

Parole, Portfmouth. 
Lt Colo. Ingerfole field officer of the day; All guards to be 
mounted as ufual; All the troops are to hold themfelves in ready- 
ness to march att the fhorteft notice. All former orders to be 
obeyed. N. Pearfon, Lt Colo. 

Camp Halfway Brook, July loth, 1759. 

Parole, Southwark. 
Major Hawks field officer of this day. 

All the men oif duty are immediately to get their arms clean & 
fet out in the fun; they are alfo to turn out & parade & they are 
likewife to keep their arms clean and in good order. 

N. Pearfon, Lt. Colo. 

Generall Orders for the nth of July 1759. 
A ftanding order: The Grenadears & Brigades of Royals & Late 
Forbes during the campaign are to be drawn upon all Survoyes 2 
deep. This makes no alteration in pofting the officers or fettling 
the Battalions in Grand Divifions, Subs Divifion, one plattoon in 
the front & flank & rear and flank plattoon. When the Battalions 
is told of in plattoons on the perade the whole Battalion is to be 
3 deep, the two fentre plattoons clofe and their intervals of half 
the front of the plattoons left between its plattoon from the one 
on the right of the centre to the plattoon on the right of the Bat- 
talion, the fame to be obferved from the plattoon on the left of 
the centre to the plattoon of the Battalion. The commanding offi- 
cer will then order the officers commanding plattoons to form them 
two deep, which they will do by commanding the rear rank & 
thofe on the right of the colum facing to the right and thofe on 
the left facing to the left & halting in the intervale the firft half 

* During the campaigns of 1755, 1758, 1759 and 1760 the road from 
Fort Edward to Lake George was almost constantly occupied by troops, 
and in the revolutionary war it again became a line of military operations. 
In passing it, a man of military taste will find much to occupy his mind 
and useful lessons in strategy. — E. Hoyt. 

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forms on the right of the front of each plattoon on the right of the 
colume and on the left of the front rank of each plattoon on the 
left of the colume the fecond half forms in like manner on the right 
& left of the fecond rank. If there is an odd man the officer takef 
what one he pleafefth as a fecond; The method is always to be 
practifed, that every officer commanding a plattoon may have the 
men of the third rank next to him that in cafe the fervice requires 
it the whole battalion may be formed three deep in one inftant by 
the officers of plattoons forming the rear rank, as they were, which 
is never to be done unless the officer commanding the Battalion 
orders it; the men to be acquainted that this is ordered, as the 
enemy has very few regular troops to oppofe us that no yelling of 
Indians or fire of Canadeans can poffibly be att two ranks. If the 
men are filent and attentive & obedient to their officers who will 
lead them to their enemie & their filence will terrifie them more 
than any huzzaing or noice they can make which the Generall 
ftricktly forbids; And their attention and obedience to their officers 
who commands plattoons will enfure fuccess to his Majefties arms. 
The General Court Marfhel of which Colo. Ruggles is prefident 
is diffolved. The General haft been pleafed to approve of the fol- 
lowing fentences of the above Court Marfhel: George Deforty of 
the Infkillon Regt. accufed of fufpicion of breaking up a trunk is 
found not guilty of the crime laid to his charge; he is therefore 
acquitted. Wm. Harper, of Brigadeer Gage's Regt of Light In- 
fantry, accufed of theft is found guilty of the crime laid to his 
charge & is to receive 400 laifhes with a cat of nine tails. John 
Cotter, foldier in Brigadeer Gage's Regt of Light Infentry accufed 
of deffertion is found guilty of the crime laid to his charge and is 
to receive one thoufand laifhes with a cat of nine tails. 

Regimental Orders for the nth of July 1759. 
All men that are not on duty to be peraded this afternoon att 
three o'clock & the officers will fee their arms are drawn & cleanfed 
in good order & fee them exercife one hour and a half in firing 
plattoons. If an officer of any one Company is not acquainted with 
plattoon firing let them apply to fome other for learning fo that 
he may be able to inftruct his men. The Commanding officers of 
Companys are to fee that their men boil their frefh meat & make foop 
as it will be much more for their health & go much further. A 

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weekly return to be given in of the number of men we have upon 
thefe lines immediately. Jofeph Ingerfole, Lt Colo. 

Given Orders: Halfway Brook July nth, 1759. 

Parole, Shrewfberry. 

Collo. Ingerfole field officer of the day. 

All the troops att this place except the Garrifon & Capt Shep- 
pard's Company to have three days provifions, two of frefh meat & 
one of fait. One hundred axe men from this line & fifty from 
Colo Ingerfoles — the piquit to cover them. They are to be pe- 
raded att 2 o'clock. 

A Court Marfhel to fet this day att nine o'clock to try all prif- 
oners that fhall be brought before them. Capt Whittleffe, prefi- 
dent, Lt Emblen, Lt How, Lt Johnfon, Lt Tripp, members. All 
former orders to be obeyed. Nath. Pearfon. 



Camp Halfway Brook July 12th, 1759. 

Parole, Dartford. 

Major Slapp field officer of the day. All guards to be mounted 
as ufual. 

Capt Robinfon Sc Capt Bancroft & Lieut Ingerfole are to furvay 
any provifion fhown them by the Quarter Mafter and the quantaty 
making a return of the fame fo that the defficience may be made 
up. The Adjutant is to order all the men off duty in Generall 
Lyman's Regt to turn out & exercife three hours in the forenoon 
& three hours in the afternoon the Major to exercife them. All 
former orders to be obeyed. Nathan Pearfon. 



Camp att Halfway Brook, July 13th, 1759. 

Parole, London. 
Major Hawks field officer of the day. 

All guards to be mounted as ufual. A Serjant & fixteen men 
to grind axes; The Quarter Mafter will colect all axes that come 
from the Lake fo that they may be well ground & fit for ufe as 
there will be no working party this forenoon. It is expected that 
every officer of duty will fee that all their men off duty fave one 
man to a tent to waifh & be clean with their coats on; fo that they 

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may appear well under arms. They are to turn out att 7 o'clock 
& exercife till ten & from four till 7 o'clock all former orders to 
be obeyed. N. Pearfon. 

Camp Lake George, July 14th, 1759. 

Parole, Gilford. 

Colo, for the day tomorrow CoUo Montgomerie ; field officer for 
the piquit this night, Regular Major Graham, Provential Lt Collo 
Putnam, Regular Major Dugglas. For tomorrow Regular Major 
John Campbell, Provential Lt Collo Miller & Major Whiting. 

The Regiments to pay tomorrow in the afternoon in the fame 
manner as they did the laft time for what fpruce beer they have 
received fince that payment. The Rangers and Indians to fire 
off their pieces tomorrow morning att 5 o'clock in the front of 
their camps att marks. They will afterwards put them in the 
beft manner they can. It is expected the men on no account what- 
foever to touch the 5 days bread they were ordered to receive. 
The Surgeons of ye feveral Regts to meet Doctor Monro att the 
General Hofpatel att 4 o'clock this afternoon who will direct what 
proportion of medicens each of them are to furnifh for the Light 
Inf entry. Each is immediately to be given into the Surgeon that 
take the care of that core. . . . 

Regimental orders: No wreftling for the future will be al- 
lowed of. 

After Orders: General Ruggles Battalion & Lymans Regt as well 
as the detatchment that marched in with them are to be out tomor- 
row morn att 5 o'clock to fire two rounds in the fame manner as 
the others have done, Collo Townfend to attend them; the General 
obferved feveral arms of both thefe Regts & the detatchment was 
much out of repair. The Regts will fend in a return to Major 
Monypenny of the return of the men not under arms upon that 
occafion, Sz they are to repair fuch arms immediately & when re- 
paired they are to be out to fire. The above two Regts after firing 
will receive a proportion of flower for 5 days bread which they are 
to get baked & keep in the fame manner as the reft of the army & 
are to receive provifions to the i6th inclufive, to which time all 
the reft of the Provential Regts are compleated. 450 workmen 
and two covering partys as ufual for the ufe of ye Engenears. lOO 
men for the Artillary 30 workmen for Capt Loren. 

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Camp att Lake George, July 15th, 1759. 

Parole, Croyden. 

Collo for the day tomorrow Collo Shayler; field officer of the 
piquit, Regular Major John Campbell, Provential Lt Collo Miller; 
Major Whiting for tomorrow; for tonight Lt Collo Darby, Regu- 
lar Proventials Lt Collo Pain, Major Ball. General Guard to- 
morrow Montgomery. 

Regular Regts to receive three days provifions beginning att 5 
o'clock with the Light Infentry then Grenadeers, Inefkellen & Royal 
Highlanders & Forbes Royal Artillary, Gage the Battalions Rug- 
gles & Lyman & Detatchments that marched into camp laft night will 
fend this evening att 5 o'clock to Mr. Willfon, Commeffary, a return 
of their effective that marched in; and they will receive tomorrow 
morning att 5 o'clock, 3 days frefh provifions beginning with Rug- 
gles & Lyman and detatchments of the Regts; the Regts that have 
baked bread for 5 days muft now expend it that it may not be 
fpoiled and they will continue baking the flower they receive that 
they may always have five days of bread ready when the army 
embarks. The Rangers & Provential Regiments that fired this day 
are to compleat their ammunition applying to Major Orde com- 
manding the Artillary. 

All fhells & fhot that may have been left by the enemie during 
the campaign will be of ufe in fending back again; the following 
prizes fhall be allowed to thofe that pick them up on their delivering 
them to the Commeffary Stores att the Artillary Park; for a thir- 
teen inch fhell, one dollar; for an eight inch -J ditto; for a large 
fhott fhall be payed att 2 d each a pound and fmall fhott i d; all 
arms taken from the enemie are to be brought to Head Quarters. 
The men that take fuch arms will be allowed each 5s for each good 
or repairable firelock. 

Battoes & whale boats to be wanted by the Battalions of Ruggles 
& Shyler. 

Ruggles 5 Battoes for the General & his family 35 men 

4 Whale boats Do. 32 " 

7 Battoes for the Commeffary 49 

Shayler 7 Battoes for the General 49 

4 Whale Boats Do 32 

3 Battoes for Hofpatel 2i 

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one Battoe one Whale Boat for ye Engenear 15 men. Officers to 
be fent in proportion from each Regt with the men; the remainder 
of each Regt to be divided amongft the boats which carry the Artil- 
lary. 

Continuation of the Orders of the 15th. 
One Capt, 2 Subs, 60 Volunteers to be inftuntly raifed to perade 
att the head of the Regts half an hour after nine with their arms 
& ammunition & to carry their blankets & to take fpruce beer with 
them & one days bread. They will march down to the waters fide 
where they will join the detatchment of the Light Inf entry & follow 
fuch orders as they fhall receive from CoUo Townfend. The de- 
tatchment Montgomery that marched into camp this day to receive 
frefh provifions tomorrow for three days att the fame time; Rug- 
gles ditto; the Quarter Mafter will fend to Commeffary Willfone 
the effective number of the detatchment. This detatchment like- 
wife; the referved men of the Proventials that marched into camp 
this day are to fire 2 rounds of ball tomorrow morning att 6 o'clock 
att ye place where the Proventials fired this day. The Adjt of 
Montgomeries & Babcocks to perade tomorrow morning att Reval- 
leys beating att the head of their camps. They will march to the 
right & join Badcocks piquit from whence they will be marched by 
Lt Collo Miller, Field officer of the piquit, on the weft fide of 
the Lake, where he will be conducted by an officer of the Rangers 
& will be joined by 150 Rangers. The General will fend further 
orders to the Collo. The men will take one days provifions & 
march in their waftcoats & blankets, 450 working men and two 
covering partys for the Engenear tomorrow; lOO men ditto for ye 
Artillary, Capt Loring, 40 for Lt Collo Putnam to finifh the gar- 
den & to what tools he directs; one Capt 2 Subs 2 Serjant 64 men. 

Camp Lake George, July i6th, 1759- 

Parole, Norwalk. 
Collo Lyman, Collo of the day tomorrow; field officer of the 
piquit this night, Regulars, Lt Collo Darby, Proventials, Lt Collo 
Pearfon; for tomorrow night Major Ball, Regular, Major Alxdr. 
Campbell; Provential, Lt Collo Goff, Major Waterbury. . . . 

The Regts of the Brigades of the Royal & Forbes & the Pro- 
ventials will find an officer & twenty men with arms a party fuffi- 

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dent to cut faifheens which they are to put into the battoes that 
when they are loaded that none of the provifions is fpoiled. Thefe 
partys to be fent out immediately in battoes to the weft fide of the 
Leake but none muft attempt to pass the poft. The five pickets 
are to march to the Commanding officer of the Provential Battalions 
to attend Brigadier General Gage att 12 o'clock this day. The 
Proventials to receive three days provifions tomorrow morning att 

5 o'clock. Following Fitch's, Worcefter, Scheyler, Lovewell, Wil- 
lard, Ruggles & Whiting they will fend a return of their effective 
number to the Commeffary this evening & will be obfervant of the 
orders of yefterday in relation to bread. Capt Loving will deliver 
Whale boats this evening to Gages & to the Light Infentry tomor- 
row morning att 5 o'clock. 

Continuation of the Orders of the i6th. 

Orders for the firft Battalion that every officer & man of duty 
turn out to clean their camps of all the ftumps & rubbifh & put 
frefh earth over the burnt ground & pitch their tents regular in 
f trait lines. It is ordered that after any officer or Serjant has 
received details from the Adjt or Serjant Major for any guard 
or fertegue or detatchment of any kind whatfoever; that they are 
not att the time appointed on the perade without fail without any 
hallowing or calling in camps if any Serjant be guilty of hallowing 
turn out they fhall be confined and tryed by a Court Marfhel. 

A Regimental Court Marfhel to fet immediately to try fuch prif- 
oners as fhall be brought before them. Capt Nixon, prefident, Lt 
Ingerfol, Lt Marten, Lt Farrinton, Enfn Samuel Ward, members. 

Continuation of the General Orders of the i6th. 
Eight of the Provential Battalion gives 13 men each & two of 
the Provential Battalions 14 men each for the Ranging Service. 
The men to be told they will be paid the difference between theirs 

6 that of the Rangers. Commanding officers of the Battalions to 
turn out all volunteers willing to ferve in the Rangers. Tomor- 
row att one o'clock Major Rogers will attend & chufe the number 
that each Regt is to furnifh out of fuch volunteers. 

A General Court Marfhel of the line to fet tomorrow morning 
att eight o'clock att the prefident's tent to try to of the late Forbes 
Regt. . . . 

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Collo. Whiting, prefident, Lt. Collo. Putnam, Major Alexander 
Campbell, five Capts from the Regulars, Do. from the Proventials, 
Lt. George Burton, Dpt. Judge Advc. 450 working men and two 
covering partys as ufual for the Engenear. 20 men for the fategue 
for Capt. Loring; 100 working men for Major Arde, as ufual. 500 
Proventials with axes to perade tomorrow morning att 5 o'clock in 
the front of the Grenadeers. Mr. Neild to command this party. 
Lt. Gray will attend. One Capt, 2 Subs, 2 Serjts, 100 men att 
5 o'clock; 2 Subs, two Serjts, 60 men att 6 o'clock and the piquits 
to cover them. 

Camp att Lake George, July 17th, 1759. 

Parole, Philadelphia. 

Collo. of the day tomorrow Collo. Ruggles; field officer for the 
piquit this night, Regular, Major Gorden; Provential Lt. Collo. 
Goff, Major Waterberry; tomorrow night. Regular, Major Graham; 
Provential Lt. Collo. Medly, Major Moore. 

Collo. Ruggles Regt to receive 8 mufquets to compleat their 
number & they will likewife change 14 returned deffective for which 
they will apply to the commanding officer of the Royal Artillary; 
All the men that have joined the proventials they are to affemble 
tomorrow morning att 5 o'clock on the ground where the proven- 
tials fired before. They are to fire two rounds att marks. Bregade 
Major to attend them to fee them fire their ammunition, muft after- 
wards be compleated. The Whale boats to be marked by the Corps 
they are given to in the fame for the battoes; the Grenadeers to 
receive theirs as foon as the whale boats are ready for which they 
will apply to Capt. Loring. The Rangers are to receive theirs 
after the Grenadeers. All the whale boats to be kept in the crick 
or they will otherwife be fubject to be fpoiled. The preportion of 
whale boats & battoes: for the Rangers, 43 whale boats i battoe; 
Gage's Regt i flat bottomed boat 41 whale boats 4 battoes; Light 
Infentry for the Regts. 43 whale boats 5 battoes; Grenadeers, 43 
whale boats, 5 battoes. The fettlars muft provide men for their 
battoes allowed them as the General will not permit the men of 
the Regts to do it. . . . 

Continuation of the General Orders of the 17th. 
The Regular Regt. will receive 5 locks and bayonets as by their 
return tomorrow att 5 o'clock. Att the park of the Artillary 500 

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men with axes, lOO with billhooks, under the command of Major 
Willard and conducted by Lt. Gray, are to take their tools tomor- 
row att the revalley beating att the Artillary & march directly; A 
covering party will be ordered which party muft be out att the 
Revallys beating & they will return to camp by one o'clock or per- 
haps they may not return untill night; 450 working men & two 
covering partys as ufual ; for the Engenear tomorrow 40 men for 
fatigue for Capt. Loring, 200 men for the fatigue for the Artillary, 
Gages Regt. to be out tomorrow morning to difcharge their pieces 
by 5 o'clock. General Guard tomorrow, firft Battalion of Ruggles. 

Wednefday July i8th, 1759. Parole, Half Moon. 

Collo. of the day tomorrow CoUo. Worfter; field officer of the 
piquit this night, Regulars, Graham ; Proventials, Lt. Collo. Smedly, 
Major Moore; tomorrow night, Regulars, Major John Campbel; 
Proventials Lt. Collo. Hunt, Major Slap. 

The Regular Regts to receive frefh provifions for three days to- 
morrow morning, by 5 o'clock, beginning with Gage's, following 
Royal Artillary, Late Forbes, Montgomery, Royal Highlanders, En- 
efkellon Grenadeers, Light Infentry of Regts. Thele compleats 
them to the 21ft inclufive. The Provential Regts to fend in a 
return to the Brigade Major of arms & ammunition or anything 
elfe wanting to compleat them; as it is fupposed that the men that 
have joined may not have everything compleat as faft as they comes, 
the commanding officer will immediately have them received & with- 
out delay report to the Major Brigade everything that fhall be 
wanting. Every man to have a good flint in his firelock & a spare 
one in his pocket which the officers muft take care is not wanting. 
They will receive them by applying to Major Arde Commander 
of the Royal Artillary. A boat for a Brigade will be allowed for 
the Surgeon of each of the Regulars & one battoe for the Surgeons 
of the five provential Battalions, of Ruggles, Willards, N. Hamp- 
fhire, Babcock, one to thofe of Sheyler, Worfter, Fitch, Whitting, 
and Lyman. Thofe battoes muft be received from Capt. Loving 
& be kept by the eldeft of each. All the Regts to return their 
tools to the Artillary and take up their receipts att 5 o'clock this 
afternoon & each Provential Regt. will fend their return to Brigade 
Major Moneypenny this evening of the No of axes or any other 
tools they may have that belong to ve Regts. If the Regts. who 

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have companys that have lately joined them fince the orders for 
battoes, fhould vi^ant more than have been ordered will apply ac- 
cordingly. 

The men that have been chofe to ferve with the Rangers are to 
join them this evening att 5 o'clock & follow fuch orders as they 
fhall receive from Major Rogers. They are not to take tents but 
live in huts in the fame manner as the Rangers do. They muft 
take the provifion which they have for tomorrow enclufive & they 
will afterwards draw their provifion with the Rangers & they are 
not to be included in their returns of their refpective Regiments. . . . 

After Orders for the i8th, 1759. 

Thos. Burk, wagganer, tryed by a Court Marfhel of the Line 
for abufing and offering to ftrike an officer att Halfway Brook, is 
found guilty & is to receive 400 laifhes. The General haft been 
pleafed to approve of the fentences and ordereft that the above fd 
Thomas Burk is marched tomorrow morning att 5 o'clock by the 
provoft guard from Regt to Regt & that he receiveft 30 laifhes att 
the head of each 4 Regular Regts, beginning att Forbes, & fo on 
to the reft; that he alfo receive 30 laifhes att the head of each 
Provential Battalion & 40 att the head of Shayler. He is after- 
wards to be marched back to the provoft guard & remain there 
untill further orders. 

A detatchment of 600 Proventials with axes under the command 
of Major Willard & conducted by Lt. Gray to perade tomorrow 
morning att Revallys beating att the Artillary where they will re- 
ceive axes. They will fet out att the fame hour this day that they 
might finifh their work betimes a covering party will be appointed; 
200 working men for the Artillary att the ufual hour, 450 working 
men & two covering partys will be appointed ; for the Engenear 30 
for Capt. Loving; Jofiah Allen, mafon, Thomas Caile & Wm. Hail 
Sc Jofeph Hadcock, Lyme Burners all of Collo. Willards Regt are 
to attend Collo. Montorfe att 5 o'clock tomorrow morn. Every 
Regt. to Hall their Battoes Half out of water immediately. 

Thurfday Camp Lake George, July 19th, 1759. 

Parole, Soupe. 
Field officer of the day, tomorrow Collo. Fitch; Field officer of 
the piquit. Regular, Major Campbel; Proventials, Lt. Collo. Hunt, 

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Major Slapp; tomorrow night, Regulars, Lt. Collo. Darby, Proven- 
tials Lt. Collo. Saltenftol, Major Hawks; General Guard tomor- 
row, 2nd Battalion of Collo. Ruggles. 

The Proventials to receive three days frefh provifions tomorrow 
morning att 5 o'clock beginning att Whiting, following Ruggles, 
Willard, Lovewels, Sheylar, Worfter, Fitch, & Babcock which com- 
pleats them to the 22nd inclufive. The Battalions of Ruggles Wil- 
lard, Lovewel, & Babcock will each change their defective arms and 
view their ammunition, flints & bayonets this day att 12 o'clock by 
applying to Major Arde Commander of the Royal Artillary ac- 
cording to the returns fent in this day. . . . 

Regimental Orders for Thurfday July 19th, 1759. 

The commanding officers of each Company will examine the ftate 
of the men's arms of the Battalion every evening of all the defi- 
cencys and how the deficencys happens. This order to be punctually 
obeyed. All the officers and foldiers of duty to turn out & exer- 
cife att 3 o'clock this afternoon & Capt. Nixon will attend to teach 
them. Pr orders of Colo. Ingerfole. 

After Orders: The General Court Marfhel of which Collo. 
Whiting was prefident is diffolved ; the General haft approved of 
the id fentences of the above Court Marfhel : Phineas Duggles, of 
Collo. Ruggles Battalion, tryed for defertion is acquitted ; John 
Monilly, of Late Forbes Regt. tryed for defertion is found guilty 
& fentenced to fuffer 1000 laifhes; Thomas Bailey, of Late Forbes 
tryed for robbery & being a notorious offender is found guilty and 
is fentenced to fuffer death. John Williams, Elias Ludwick, of 
Collo. Ruggles, firft Battalion, tr3^ed for robbery; Capt. Hefgell of 
Collo. Babcocks Regt. accufed of difobeying orders is adjudged not 
guilty of the crime laid to his charge & is therefore acquitted ; The 
Regts. of Sheylors, Lyman, Whiting & Worfter Fitchs will re- 
ceive their arms &c agreeable to their return they have given in by 
applying to Major Orde tomorrow morning. 

The piquits of the line to be out tomorrow morning att 7 
o'clock & will march to the front of the Grenadeers drawing 
up in the fame manner as the laft day they were out for the exe- 
cution of Thos. Bayly of late Forbes Regt. att the head of the 
piquit he will be marched by the provoft guard in the fame man- 
ner as the laft crimenal was. The Collo. of the day will attend. 

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A plattoon of Late Forbs will be drawn up In the fentre for the 
execution. 

Ten Battoes will be delivered to Collo. Lymans Regt. on apply- 
ing to Capt. Loving; A General Court Marfhel of the Regulars to 
fet tomorrow morning att 6 o'clock att the prefident's tent, Collo. 
Montgomery, prefident, Lt. Collo. Darby, Major Graham, Late 
Forbs, two Capts. Enefhellon, one Royal Highlander, one Gage's, one 
Grenadeer, two Light Infentry, two Capts. for that duty, Lt. George 
Burton, Dpt. Judge Advc. 

450 working men and 2 covering partys for the Engenear, as 
ufual 200 men for the Artillary, 30 for Capt. Loving. 

The Regts. to load att 5 o'clock in the following manner agree- 
able to the order of the nth viz: Forbes, flower; Montgomery, 
pork; Royal Highlanders flow^er; Inefkellon pork; Predeux flower; 
Royal pork. 

Ruggles & Willard muft follow the Royal Highlanders and the 
Enelkellon are to load Ruggles pork & Willard, flower, Lovewell 
pork, Babcocks flower. Whiting pork. Fitch flower, Worfter pork, 
Lyman flower; two Regts. are to load att a time one for flower & 
one for pork & to be allowed an hour for loading & when loaded 
to return to their ftation & the boats to be taken of as ufual. If 
any found to be leaky they muft be changed before night. Mr. 
Willfon will attend to fee that each Regt. loads a proper quantity 
and the Qr. Maiter of each Regt. to give him a receipt for the 
provifion they receive. The Conneticut boats now on the beach 
before the provifions to be moved to the Eaft fhore and remain till 
the laft where they will load at their ftation. 

Lake George Friday, July 20th, 1759. 

Parole, Godolphin. 
On landing Collo. Grant to take the command of Late Forbs 
brigade & Colo. Fofter the brigade of the Royal. All artifefers 
that have been employed by Collo. Montfcone who are now to join 
the Regts. are to be payd by Collo. Montfcone this afternoon ; Orders 
for the Army paffing the Lake guard is to concift of Gage's Light 
Infentry with the flat bottomed Englifh boat in the front of the 
fentre, their whale boats drawing up abreft covering the heads of 
the columns from right to left; the army to row in 4 colums, the 
right & firft colum to confift of Rangers, the Light Infentry of 

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the Regts. Grenadeers, Willard, Ruggles, 2nd Battalion to be drawn 
up and row the boats two deep. The commanding officers in a 
whale boat on the right of the Battalion to the front rank in the 
boats on the right the rear rank on the left, as the whole of the col- 
um marcheft and embarks by the left in which order they will land. 
When this colum lands CoUo. Bradftreet to take care of the whale 
boats the Rangers & Light Infantry & Grenadeers are to leave only 
what men are abfolutely neceffary to take care of their tents & 
baggage in their battoes; the 2nd colum is to confift of the 2nd 
Brigades of Regts. marched and embarked by the left, beginning 
att Late Forbs, their front rank in the boats on the right and their 
rear rank in the boats on the left rowing 2 boats abreft. The 3d 
colum is to confift of all the Artillary the Radow * ahead followed 
by the rafts all the carpenters boats with the tools Shylers Regt. 
I ft Battalion of Ruggles with Artillary f tores &c embarking from 
the right, rowing 2 boats abreft, their front rank on the left, and 
rear rank on the right, the commanding officers in whale boats on 
the right of the Battalion on the left of Ruggles Regt. will be 
followed by the boats belonging to the Qr. Mafters, then Engeneers, 
Surgeons, Hofpatels, Commeffarys, & Suttlars large boat with the 
provifions, floats with horfes. The 4th and left colum is to confift 
of Lyman, Worfter, Fitch, Badcock, & Lovewel. They are to 
march & embark by the right rowing 2 battoes abreft ye front rank 
on the left the rear on the right commanding officers in whale boats 
on the right of the Battalion; Whiting will form the rear covering 
the rear of the 4th colum from right to left and their right to the 
4th colum and left to the ist colum their rear ranks to the colum 
and front ranks to the Halafax floop; The Hallafax floop will 
crufe clofe to the rear of the whole; All the Battalions except 
Whitings are to have neither more nor less than one Serjt. pr Regt. 
& one man pr Company for the care of the Batteaux tents & bag- 
gage & officers for brigade of the Regulars one for the 5 Regts. on 
the left of the Proventials & I for the 4 on the right. The officers, 
Serjts. & men to be fixed on & their names to be returned to the 
Major of Brigade; The Rangers Light Infentry of Regts & Grena- 
deers are to be commanded by CoUo. Flouellon Lt. Brewer to 
attend Collo. Flouerland, Willards 2nd Batt. of Ruggles commanded 
by Collo. Ruggles, Lt. Gray to attend the 2 laft Battalions to 

* Radeau — a fiat-bottomed boat — a scow. — E. H. 

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receive 50 axes each by applying to Mr. Ruffel which with thofe 
they already have may do for what work may be required of them. 
The two colums will be commanded by Brigadeer General Gage; 
Collo. Shayler will command the two Regts. of the third colum 
which will have each one 100 axes delivered to them by applying 
to Mr. Ruffel that they may be ready to clear the rhodes the mo- 
ment they are ordered. 

Lt. Rofe will attend Collo. Shayler; The colum on the left will 
be commanded by Colo. Lyman & will be ready to land on the left 
fide or where ordered ; the colums to row on the fame heighth the 
battoes to keep clear of each others oars, & fignals to be made on 
board the Invinceable Radaw or the Halafax floop a fmall Union 
flagg for brigades and Adjts to come for orders. A red flagg is for 
to fail or rowe and when ftruck is for halting. When the red 
flagg is taken down every boat muft then dress in its proper place 
immediately. A blew flagg is for the right colum to land when 
replafed for Gages Lt. Infentry, & 2nd colum to land if replaced; 
the 3d time for the left colum to land; the Artillary will land after 
the 2nd colum; Whitings Regt. to have the guards of battoes a 
12 pounder on the left of the Rangers an 18 pounder on the right 
of Lyman. Great care muft be taken of arms & ammunition. The 
men to land in their waftcoats and go as light as poffible, carrying 
only their blankets & provifions, no hurry no huzzaing on any ac- 
count whatfoever; no man to fire without orders from his officer; 
the officers appointed to command will receive particular orders 
from the General & in whatfoever fituation the Regts. may be in 
when landed & night comes on, no motions are to be made in the 
night; each Regt. will fecure their own ground. Firing in the night 
muft be avoided. The enemie muft be mett with fixed bayonets, 
And the Regts. not to quit their ground even if the enemie could 
break throu. The Regts. are never to get up in heaps but keep 
their ranks on all occafions. Silence amongft the men muft be kept. 
No pass word to be regarded or orders to be obeyed unless fent in 
writing by Dpt. Qr. Mafter General Edy, Camps Majors of Brigade 
Dpt. Qr. Mafter General or Engenears. No man is to go back 
when landed to fetch provifions tents or anything elfe till there is 
a general order for it. They muft expect to ly one night or 2 on 
their arms. 

All the empty provifion barrels to be fent to Collo. Monttofone. 

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Barrels belonging to the brewery to be fent there. Eight barrels 
of fpruce beer to be allowed to each Regt and one barrel to each 
company of Grenadeers & Light Infentry a proportion to the Ar- 
tillary that muft be taken into the whale boats and battoes; The 
Regts. to pay to Serjt Eary this afternoon for their beer or the 
Qr. Mafters to give their notes for what is due. Everything to be 
put on board this day that the Regts. may be ready to ftrike their 
tents in the night or when ordered that the whole may embark as 
faft as poffable. The men muft row in turns. No preffing forward. 
The whole will move on gently. The men that are not imployed 
in rowing muft go to fleep that the men may be ellert & fit for 
fervice when landed. . . . 

Camp att Tyconderogue, July 23rd 1759. 

Parole, Cumberland. 

Collo. for the day tomorrow: Regular Collo, Grant; Provential 
Collo, Sheyler; for the piquits this night, Regular, Major Graham; 
Provential Lt. Collo Putnam, Major Whiting; tomorrow night, 
Major Weft Lt Collo Pearfon, Major Waterford. 

The Regts. to march and encamp as foon as the ground is marked 
out for them. The Regts. who are to defend the Breft work muft 
errect immediately to raife a battery in the front of the fentre of 
each Regt. with loggs and earth, fo that the piquits of each Regt 
can ftand upon it to defend the Breft work without pulling any 
part of it down as it covers the camp from the fhot of the place; 
The men may boil their potts as foon as they will; The camp may 
be marked out for Lyman, Worfter & Fitch in the wood, to be 
marched faceing outwards and advancing their piquits in the front 
that no ftraggling Indians may pick of their people ; Shyler's Regt 
to encamp on the left of Late Forbs. As Fitch's Regt by miftake 
have not received their provifions as was ordered they muft fend 
to the landing place for 3 days provifions. . . . 

Camp att Tyconderogue, July 24th, 1759. 
The piquit of the line to be out tonight in the fame manner as 
laft night except the piquit of Montgomerie's which will be ordered ; 
All the drums of all the Regts are to beat the retreat without wait- 
ing for the evening gun taking it from the Royal. The Firft Brigade 
to fend tomorrow for three days provifions att retreat beating, they 

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will only receive 2 days bifcake in the lew of flower and 3 days 
pork which compleats with all fpeacys to the 28th inclufive. . . . 
Shyler, Lyman, Fitch, Worfter & 2 Battalions of Ruggles will re- 
ceive 4 days provifions after it is gave out to the Regulars & bifcake 
inftead of flower which compleats them with provifions to the 29th 
inclufive. As Collo Babcock's Regts is ordered to the landing place 
the 4 Battalions of Shylar, Lyman, Worfter, and Fitch will furnifh 
a guard of 200 men to be commanded by a field officer who will 
take poft halfway betwixt the camp and faw mill, which guard is 
to be relieved dayly by the fd 4 Regts. . . . 

After Orders of the 24th. 
The General would on no account have the men fire in the 
night unless they are very fure of their fhotts, but receive the 
enemy with their bayonets. 

Camp att Tyconderogue, July 24th, 1759. 

Parole, New York. 

Collo of the day tomorrow. Regular, Collo Fofter; Provential, 
Collo Fitch; field officer for the piquit this night. Major Weft; 
Provential Collo Pearfon, tomorrow night. Regular, Major John 
Campbell; Provential, Major Waterberry. 

The commanding officer of the Regular Regts will chufe an in- 
telligent Serjant that they judge will beft anfwer for afifting the 
engenear or overfeers; they will likewife fend their names to the 
Major of Brigade & order the Serjant to attend immediately upon 
Lt Collo Eyre, the houfes of office to be made in the rear of the 
camps & wells to be dugg for each Regt, that the men might get 
water as eafy as poffable; when a working party is ordered into the 
trench they muft take their arms with them; when they work to 
the right they will order their arms to the right ; & when they work 
to the left they will lodge their arms to the left; an account to be 
given in by each Corps of all the accidencies that happened on the 
22nd 23d & 24th — to the Adjutant General att orderly time; If 
any officer have letters to fend by the New York poft they will fend 
them in to head quarters this night; Serjt Monney, of the Royal 
Highland Regt is appointed to overfee the people appointed to make 
faifheens & taking account of the number that is made; Adjt of the 
day tomorrow Late Forbs. 

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Camp att Tyconderogue, July 25th, 1759. 

Parole, Kengfinton. 

Collo for this day, Collo Montgomery; for tomorrow, Regular 
Collo, Grant; Provential Collo, Shylar; field officer for the piquit 
this night, Regular, Major John Campbell; Provential, Major 
Waterberry; tomorrow night Major Alexander Campbell Lt Collo 
Smedly. 

The General cant but be furprifed that fuch brave and good troops 
fhould be fubject to be alarmed in the night and that any of the 
men fhould fire after the orders given them, without the command 
of the officers to do it, by which if they doft they will be liable to 
kill their comrads on their not obeying orders; If their receiving 
the enemie in the night with their bayonets fixed will coft us more 
men than the enemie can bring againft us & he hopes that no more 
alarms of this fort will happen. 

The piquit of the Royal to be relieved by a piquit of Forbs, this 
day att 12 o'clock & to be under the command of Major Weft, 
field officer of the piquit; The Battalion of the Royal is to mount 
in the trench att retreat's beating, att which time the piquit will 
return to camp; Six compan5^s to mount on the left & 3 on the right 
& one in the fentre the whole will mount by the right; they will 
leave their colours with the guard in camp; the Enefkellon Regt 
will furnifh a guard of 50 men for the right; when the piquits of 
the Royal is pofted, the Light Infentry & Grenadeers to fend to 
ye landing place immediately and to receive 3 days provlfions, 2 days 
bifcake one day of flower which compleats them to the 28th inclu- 
five. . . . Whitney's, Willard's & Babcock's Regts. will receive 4 
days of provlfions tomorrow & bifcake Inftead of flower which 
compleats them to the 29th incluflve; The General Hofpatel is by 
Worfter's Regt near ye rhode comming into camp where any 
wounded men may be fent to be dreffed. Adjut for the day to- 
morrow, Enefkellon. . . . 

Camp att Tyconderogue, July 26th, 1759. 
Parole, Springfield Centre. 
Counterfign London. 

Collo for the day tomorrow, Regular Collo, Fofter; Provential 
Collo, Lyman; field officer for the piquit this night. Regular, Major 
Alexander Campbell; Provential, Lt Collo Smedly; tomorrow night 

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Major Hambleton, Lt Collo Hunt; Adjutant of the day to- 
morrow. 

Royal Highlanders, Late Forbs to mount the trench this night, 
the Royal will march in by the right, 3 companys by the trenches 
on the right, & 5 to the trenches on the left of Brigade Gage's. Lt 
Infentry will give one Capt 2 Subaltons & 100 men for the fentre; 
The Regts that mount the trenches will leave on the Qr guard fuffi- 
cient for the care of the camp, the 4 Conneticut Regts to add to 
their men to replace the Hampfhire Regt, one Sub. one Serjant & 
30 men; Maffachufetts, one Sub. one Serjt. 20 men; Rhode Ifland 
one Serjt. 10 men to join the Artillary tomorrow morn att 5 o'clock 
the Royal Artillary to compleat their provifions to the 28th inclu- 
five being the fame day to which the Regular Regts. are com- 
pleated. . . . 

Regimental Orders. 

That no officer or foldier leave his poft on any account without 
leave from his commanding officer as they will be anfwerable for it 
as breach of orders & when any haft leave of abfence they will let 
the commanding officer know when they return. It is required of 
the commanding officers of Companys to give me a return of the 
number of men they have att this poft after retreat beating this 
night without fail. Pr Me Jos. Ingerfole, Lt Collo. 

After General Orders July 26th, 1759- 
As there haft been fome Indians firing in the rear this day the 

General depends upon the Regts not being allarmed if they fhould 

hear fome firing in the night. 

Counter fign this night, London. 

The Regts will not fet fire to any of the woods in the rear of the 

camp except what they immediately ufe to boil their pots which muft 

be feperate from the reft. . . . 

Camp Tyconderogue, July 27th, 1759- 

Parole, King George. 
Collo for the day, tomorrow. Regular, Collo Montgomerie; Pro- 
vential Lt Collo, Hunt; tomorrow night. Major Graham; Lt Collo 
Putnam; Adjt for tomorrow, Predeux. 

The Qr. Mafters & Camp Cullamen for the 2 Brigades of Regulars 
to affemble att the front of the Regulars to attend Lt Collo Robin- 

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fon to mark out the Camp as foon as poffable when the Proventials 
arrive. The approaches of Batteries to be immediately levelled. 
The Regts will have orders when they will move their camps. The 
Arms and ammunition to be carefully infpected into; The Rangers 
muft compleat their ammunition fending the report to the Major 
of Brigade the number of rounds that they want. One hundred & 
30 men of Montgomerys Regt lately come up to be compleated with 
thirty fix rounds of ammunition the commanding officer of the Ar- 
tillary to fend a report of what guns he finds in the fort. 

After Orders for the 27th. 
The two Brigades of Regulars to encamp this night within the 
Breft work att the ift Ruff & to affemble by the 2nd. The Brigades 
on the left will march by two on the left through the fallay port 
of Montgomeries ; The Brigades on the right will march in like 
manner by the right through the sallay ports in the front of Predeux 
and will pass in front of the 2nd Brigade. The piquits to be as 
ufual. An evening gun to be fired; The ift Ruff of the drum on 
the partys returning from the fort to the camp to take the beating 
from right to left. The right encampment in the rear of the sallay 
port are to let no man out or in but thofe whofe bufiness may call 
them. The Rangers, Light Infentry, Grenadeers, Lyman & Worfter 
Regt will inftantly deftroy the rhode they have made by laying loggs 
across and cutting down trees fo as to make it impaffable from 
Lake Champlain to the rhode leading to the faw mill to the poft, 
that the brufh may grow up & no appearance of the rhode may 
remain ; they will begin this early tomorrow morning & finifh it as 
foon as they can; when the great rhode is all ftop'd as ordered the 
above mentioned cores will march to the rear through the woods 
and draw up in front of the lines; from whence the Qr. Mafter & 
Camp Cullamen will attend on Lt Collo Robinfon who will mark 
out the camp. Major Rogers will fend a Company of Rangers to- 
morrow morning att revalleys beating with all the boats to the 
front; The Companies on the left of Collo Haveland's core will 
join their core att revalleys beating after which Major Rogers will 
cut trees across the foot path that hath been made by the Lake fide; 
the Major will receive his orders from the General. All the tools 
that thefe cores have with them muft be collected. Lt Collo Rob- 
infon will mark out a park for the Artillary. 

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Camp att Tyconderogue July 28th, 1759. 

Parole, Tyconderogue. 

Collo for the day tomorrow. Regular CoUo, Grant; Provential 
Collo, Shylar; field officer for the piquit this night Major Graham; 
Provential Collo Putnam; tomorrow night Major Weft, Major 
Slapp & Adjt for the day tomorrow Montgomery. 

The Rangers are to be pofted beyond the faw mill on the right 
to Major Rogers; the Light Infentry of Regts will encamp on the 
ground where Collo Worfter's Regt is att prefent encamped on the 
right of the rhode leading to the faw mill & the Grenadeers will 
encamp att the entrance of the woods leading from the fort to the 
faw mill where Worfter's Regt was att firft encamped; The Com- 
manding officers of each of thofe cores will report all accedencys to 
the General. Thirty men of the Light Infentry of Regts & 30 
Grenadeers with two fubs. to go immediately to the Hofpatel with- 
out arms to carry the wounded to the faw mill; an officer & 20 
men of the Light Infentry with arms to go with them & efcort the 
party back. 

Collo Whiting will apply to Collo Bradftreet for battoes and will 
fend a fufficient number to rowe them to Fort George 2 mates of 
the Hofpatel to go with them. 

The Hofpatel to change their ground & move to the rear of 
Forbs. The fecond Brigade of Regulars are to give an officer & 
30 men as a guard in the fort. A Serjt & 12 on the garden a 
Subbalton & 30 on the right of the lines by the lakefide where the 
Grenadeers was pofted; a Serjt & 12 halfway between that and the 
Royals; A Corpral & fix to lay in the trench att the bottom of the 
hill between the Royal & Serjt Poft. 

The guard of the Fort will take care that no boards or any 
utentials whatever are taken away by ftragglers as they will be of 
iervice to repair the Fort & ufe of the Hofpatel. Shaylor, Lyman, 
Fitch & Worfters Regts are to give no guards only what will be 
for the fafety of the camp & thofe Regts muft furnifh what working 
men may be wanted for repairing the fort with the utmoft expe- 
dition. 

Regulars to receive tomorrow 4 days provifion beginning half an 
hour after Revalleys beating by the Royal, Predeux, Inefkellon, 
Royal Highlanders, Montgomery, Forbs, Grenadeers, Light Infen- 
try Regts and Gage's to compleate them to the ift of Auguft in- 
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Divine fervice tomorrow att ii o'clock to return thanks for the 
fuccess of his Majefties arms. Forbes Regt to face to the right 
& join the Royal Brigade to have fervice done by the Chaplain 
of the Royal the other Regts v^^ill be attended by their own Chap- 
lain. Grand perade for the Regulars in the rear of the Royal. 

After Orders of the 28th. 

The Brigades they are to furnifh fentrys on the lines facing the 
right; the piquits are not to lay out. The men are to receive the 
provifion tomorrow att the faw mill; the Regts to bake their bread 
att the ovens by the Fort by applying to Lt Collo Robinion who 
will fee what ovens different Regts are to have. . . . 

A General Court Marfhel of the line to be held att the Prefident's 
tent att 8 o'clock tomorrow, Collo Grant prefident, Major Alex- 
ander Campbell, Major Hambleton, Royals i Capt, Forbs i Capt, 
Enefkellon 2, Predeux i, Royal Highlanders & Montgomery 3, Ten 
Capts for that duty, Lt George Burton, Dpt Judge Advc. . . . 

Camp Tyconderogue, July 29th, 1759. Parole, Gage. 

Collo for the day tomorrow, Regular Collo, Montgomery; Pro- 
ventlal Collo, Lyman; field officer for the piquit this night, Regular 
Major; Weft Provential, Major Duggles; Adjt for ye day tomor- 
row Royals. 

The Proventlals to receive 4 days provifions tomorrow beginning 
att Ruggles, Schylar, Fitch, & Lyman, Worfter, Willard & Babcock 
& Whiting. Lt Collo Eyre will make a difpofition for the different 
imploys of the work to be carryed on by the 4 Provential Regts 
on repairing the Fort which his Majefties fervlces requires fhall be 
done with the utmoft expedition. Each Regt will make a return 
to the Major the number of lyme burners, Mafons, & Carpenters 
they have. 

Collo Shylar is to have the Superintendency of the work under 
the direction of Lt Collo Eyre & Collo Shaylor will appoint fuch 
field officers & other officers as he judgeft beft for the overfight of 
the work. 

The Commanding officer of corps will take all oppertunities of 
excerclfeing the men. Montgomery to be out to fire tomorrow morn- 
ing att 6 o'clock ; the troops on the communication not to be alarmed ; 
The General Hofpatel In the rear of Forbs. 

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The ovens to be given for the ufe of the troops, No i on the 
right of the Royal; No 2 on the Efkellon & Royal Highlanders; 
No 3 to Montgomery & Forbs; No 5 to Grenadeers & Lt Infen- 
try; No 6 to Gages; No 7 to Lyman & Worfter; No 8 Shylar & 
Fitch. No baker but fuch as thofe Corps imployed to bake in any 
of thefe ovens. Every corps in the army to fend immediately to 
Mr. Ruffel att the Park of Artillary the intrenching tools now in 
their pofeffion. Referving fuch quantities as is neceffary for the 
clearing of the encampments. . . . 

Camp att Tyconderogue, Monday July 30th, 1759. 

Parole, Windfor. 

Collo for the day tomorrow, Regular CoUo, Fofter; Provential 
Collo, Worfter; field officer for the piquit this night. Regular Major, 
John Campbell; Provential Major, Duglass; tomorrow night Lt 
Collo Darby, Major Waterberry; Adjt of the day tomorrow Late 
Forbs. 

The Regts & Cores to keep 4 days of bread ye that quantaty may 
be always ready when the troops embark & they will apply to Mr. 
Willfon the Commeffary for fuch a proportion of flower which will 
be allowed when the provifions are afterwards received. . . . 

After Orders for the 30th. 

It is forbidden to make ufe of the whale boats unless particularly 
ordered as they will be rendered unfit for fervice. The Corps who 
have had arms fpoiled by fhott or fhells from the enemy may give 
them in unto the Artillary & they fhall receive others in their room 
& fend a report to the Major of Brigade of what they exchange. 

Any fire locks that have been a great while loaden muft be drawn ; 
they may blow fome powder out of them tomorrow att 6 o'clock and 
then all arms to be put in thorough good order; Montgomery's ad- 
ditional to be out to fire att marks tomorrow att 6 o'clock in f e 

fwamp on the right. ... ^/ 

R/ 

Tuefday Camp att Tyconderogue, July 31ft, i"59^ 

Parole, Malborough. 
Collo for the day tomorrow. Regular Collo. Montgomery; Pro- 
vential Collo. Shylar; Field officer for the piquit this night, Regu- 
lar Collo, Darby; Provential Major Waterberry; for tomorrow 

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night Adjt of the day tomorrow of ye Enefkellon. Capt Skean 
of the Enefkellon is appointed Major of Brigade, . . . 

Camp att Tyconderogue, Auguft ift, 1759- 

Parole, Carolina. 

Collo for the day tomorrow, Reg. CoUo. Fofter; Provential Collo 
Lyman; Field officer for the piquit this night, Regular not afferted; 
Provential Lt Collo Pearfon; tomorrow night Lt Collo Smedly; 
Adjt for the day tomorrow Preadeux. . . . 

As a number of fhoes are come up intended for the ufe of the 
troops and will be delivered to them att prime coft in England 
which is 3s 6d a pair, The Regts may receive in the following pro- 
portion or as many of that proportion as they like to take by apply- 
ing to Mr. Tucker agent to Mr. Kelby att the landing place; 
Royals 284; Forbs 276; Enefkellon Do; Royal Highlanders 376; 
Preadeux 276; Grenadeers 288; Light Infentry Do; Gages 276; 
Royal Artillary 56. The Quarter Mafters muft pay for them att 
the above mentioned rate. 

After Orders for the ift of Auguft 1759. 
The General Court Marfhel of which Collo Grant was prefident 
is difolved, the General approved of the following fentences of the 
id General C Marfhel: that Capt Ruffel of Late Forbs Regt is to 
make the following fubmiffion to Lieut Collo Darby on the perade 
before the officers of the Regt: ''Sr I am forry I have been guilty 
of difrefpectful behaviour to you as my fuperior officer & therefore 
I afk your pardon." 

Capt Howard is found not guilty of the crime laid to his charge 
& is honourably acquitted. . . . 
\ Thos. Bayly a foldier in the 17th Regt accufed of theft is found 
Xuiky and is to receive 1500 laifhes with a cat of nine tails. 
) William Ray of Gage's Light Infentry accufed of infolence & 
ty'^'^\tning language is found guilty & is fentenced to receive 500 
lal^^' ^ with a cat of nine tails. Samll Whittoe, Corpral in Gage's 
Ligfi^ I I"f er'try accufed of infolent behaviour is found guilty and 
fentented to be reduced to the ranks. Saml. Merrum, of Collo 
Ruggle's Regt, accufed of fhooting a man of the Royal is adjudged 
to have done but his duty & is therefore acquited. Thos. Reed 
Si John Reefe of Late Brigade Forbes Regt accufed of mutany. 

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Thos. Reed is found guilty of the crime laid to his charge & is, 
therefore, fentenced to fuffer death but in confideration of Serjt 
Hartford ftriking John Reefe three or four times without any provo- 
cation John Reefe is to receive 500 laifhes. 

The regular Corps to receive provifions tomorrow beginning by 
break of day with Forbs following Montgomery, Royal Highlanders, 
Enefkellon, Preadeux, Royals, Gage's Light Infentry. They will 
receive for 4 days & thefe men will receive 2 pints of peafe apice, 
the provifions to be immediately drefd as the men will carry it with 
them. This compleats the Regulars to the 5th inclufive. Babcock 
& Willard to be ready to march when ordered. They will imme- 
diately receive of provifions & 2 pints of peafe a man which they 
will dress & this compleats them to the 6th inclufive. Captain Reed 
is appointed Major of the Highland Regiment. 

Camp att Tyconderogue, Thurfday Auguft 2nd, 1759. 

Parole, Shenactady. 

Collo for the day tomorrow. Regular CoUo, Montgomery; Pro- 
vential Collo, Worfter; Field officer for the piquit this night, Regu- 
lar Major Hambleton; Provential Lt. Collo, Smedly; tomorrow 
night Major Gorden, Lt Collo Putnam; Adjt for the day tomorrow 
Montgomery. 

The Rangers Light Infentry k Grenadeers & Gages will take 
whale boats to the faw mill river & put them immediately to the 
neareft place to their encampments provided they do not obftruct 
the paffage of any boats going down & that the boats will be fafe. 
Thefe Corps are defired to take no more whale boats than what 
are abfolutely neceffary to carry their number; The Royal & Forbs 
will load the battoes with the provifions that are on the beach. The 
Major of Brigade will fend the proportion that each is to take. 
The Corps to have the fame number of battoes viz: 2 pr Regt. as 
allowed in coming from Fort George. If the battoes are over as 
expected the Regts will embark this night fo that everything muft 
be ready but none of the guards relieved till ordered; The Regi- 
ments to fend a return immediately to the Major of Brigade of 
what number of battoes they want to compleat them & muft have 
partys waiting att the faw mill to receive them as foon as they 
come. Mr. Naper director of the Hofpatel will fend for a battoe; 
And the Commefarys are to have one battoe. Mr. Willfon & 

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Tucker will either proceed or fend two of the Commefarys forward. 
The Regts will cut as many boughs immediately as will be neceffary 
to cover the bottoms of the battoes for the fecurity of the pro- 
vifions. . . . 

Noon Orders. 

As the army is under orders for marching for the reduction of 
all Canady; The General is willing to give an opportunity to the 
follow^ing perfons under fentance of the Court Marfhel to witt 
Thomas Bayly, Thomas Reed, John Reefe of Late Forbs Corpral 
Whitway & William Bay, of Brigade Gage's Regt to wipe off their 
crimes by their future good behaviour & they are hereby pardoned. 

Willards Regt to remain att the landing place; Ruggles 2nd Bat- 
talion and Schylars to receive provifions immediately to compleat 
them to the 6th inclufive. If Ruggles 2nd Battalion fhould have 
any men working with Capt Loring, that are abfolutely neceffary, 
they are to be left with him. The lawyers & carpenters furnifhed 
to Capt Loring by the Regulars are to remain along with him as 
long as he abfolutely wants them. 

After Orders. 

Collo Fitch is to leave Serjt Edy with the mafons of his Regt 
who are att prefent att work with him for the repair of the Fort. 
He will likewife leave Enfn Waterman & Lieut. Bifhop. . . . 
Lieut Collo Pearfon, Major Slapp, Capt Parfons, Lieut Lubner 
of Lymans Regt and Capt Holby of Worfters are appointed to have 
the care of & infpection of the workmen imployed in the repair 
of the Fort; the proventials are to receive 4 days provifions tomor- 
row att the revalley beating beginning with Whitings, following 
Ruggles I ft Battalion, Lymans, Worfters & Fitch, each to receive 
2 pints of peafe, which compleats them to the 6th inclufive, as 
Shylar & Fitch are to be ready to march on the firft notice, Lyman 
& Worfter will furnifh all the working men for the Fort except 
thofe by order. Fitch will boil their provifions in the fame manner 
as ordered for the other Regts. 

Collo Lyman will have the command of the troops left here & 
will have particular orders from the General. Lieut Brigham is 
to remain here to direct the work in which Capt Whelock will 
affift & Lieut Gray will remain overfeer. 

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Camp att Tyconderogue, Auguft 3d, 1759. 

Collo of the day tomorrow, Regular CoUo Fofter; Provential 
Collo Fitch; Field officer for the piquit this night Regular Major, 
Gorden; Provential Lt Hunt, for tomorrow night, Major Weft 
Lieut Collo Putnam; Adjt for the day tomorrow Royals. . . . 

George Edwards a defertor in the 17th Regt. is to fuffer death. 

The piquits of the line is to affemble immediately in the front of 
Montgomerys. The Commanding Officer of Forbs will order that 
Regiment to errect a gallows on the battory immediately in the front 
of Montgomerys where the prifoner George Edwards is to be hanged 
in his French Coat, with a lybill on his breft, "Hanged for Difer- 
tion to the French." He is to be left hanged all day and att retreat 
beating to be buried very deep under the gallows and his French 
coat with him. This is to be put into execution immediately & if 
the provoft Marfhel doth not find a hangmian the commanding offi- 
cer of the piquit will order that the provoft Mafter doth it himfelf. 

Lymans & Worfters Regts are to change their camps. A Qr. 
Mafter and camp CuUaman to affift Lt Collo Robinfon who will 
mark out the ground for them; The Regts to take care that all 
the battoes are corked that was ordered down to repair thofe that 
were leaky. 

After Orders for the 3d of Auguft. 

A General to beat tomorrow morning att 2 o'clock affembly half 
an hour after and the Regts will fend their tents & baggage to the 
boats as foon as poffable that the whole may be embarked and ready 
to move off by day break. Gages Light Infentry will cover the 
right of the front colums in the fame manner as att Lake George, 
dividing their boats with the three pounders to the right & left. 

They will as foon as they embark draw up oppofite the poft where 
Major Rogers was embarked and remain till the colums joins them. 
The Rangers & Light Infentry of Regts k Grenadeers will march 
by the right & form the colums on the left of the fentre ; The Artil- 
lary will form the colums on the right of the fentre; Shylar & 
Fitch Regts will march by the left & they are to man the Artillary 
boats; the rafts will lead the colums for which the fignal will be 
given as on Leake George both for failing & landing and that col- 
um will be followed by the boats of the Quarter Mafters, Engenears, 
Generals and ftaff baggage, Hofpatel ftores, Comeffarys, Setlars & 
the boats with the tools will immediately follow. 

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The reft of the colums with Artfllary Babcock & Ruggles 2nd 
Battah'on, will form the colums on the right and will march by the 
left and imbark in the morning as foon as they can get their boats. 
Any provifions that may be left by the faw mill they will take with 
them. All the colums to have their boats two deep, thofe that 
marcheft by the left have their front ranks to the right, a boat with 
a 24 pounder on the left of the right colum, the other boat with a 
24 pounder on the right of the left colum and a 12 pounder on the 
2 fentre colums. . . . Collo Ruggles commands the colums on the 
right; Collo liUverland on the left, Collo Shylar the colum on the 
right of the fentre, Collo Grant on the left of the fentre; the men 
will difembark with their coats on unless they will be ordered to 
the contrary; The Provential Battalions that remain here will re- 
ceive their provifions for 4 days and 3 days as it becomes due. 

Collo Whiting & Lieut Collo Ingerfole will report all extraor- 
dinarys to Collo Lyman att Fort Tyconderogue. The commanding 
of Montgomerys detatchment will mount the following guards from 
each detatchment an officer & 24 men att the fort; a Serjant & ten 
men in the fort by the water fide ; a corpral & fix on the garden & 
they will obey fuch orders as they fhall receive from Collo Lyman. 
. . . All guards from the right ordered to march tomorrow are to 
join the Regts att the revalley beating of the General. 

Camp at Crown Point Auguft 6th, 1759. 

Parole, New Jerfey. 

Col. for the day tomorrow, for ye Regular Col. Fofter; Pro- 
vincials Colo. Babcock; Field officer for the piquit this night, Regu- 
lar Major, Read; Provincial, Lt Colo Hunt; Tomorrow night Lt 
Colo. Darby, Lt. Colo. Saltonftall. Adjt. for the day tomorrow 
Royal Highlander. 

As 24 barrels of fpruce beer are come to ye fort ye Corps may 
fend for 7 of ye fame immediately in ye following proportion: The 
Royal and Royal Highlanders & Montgomery 3 barrels each late for 
61S Inif killing & Predeux; 2 each Artilery Light Infantry Granadier, 
Gages Light Infantry 2 each. 

Maj. Rogers to fend a party of men with an officer to take 2 
battoes immediately to Ticonderoga to apply to Serjt. Arey for fpruce 
beer — which they are to load with and bring to camp here without 
loss of time. 

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The Provenclals to receive 3 days provifions tomorrow beginning 
with Ruggles at 5 o'clock, ending with Babcock; this compleats them 
to ye 9th inclufive. The 3 ovens in the fort fhall be for their ufe 
to bake their bread in. Orders are given for all ye futlers to be 
permitted to bring cattle over from Fort George, to Ticonderogua — 
and as a road will be finifhed this day from Ticonderoga to this place 
the Regiments will acquaint their futlers accordingly that they may 
bring any live cattle to ye camp. Lieut. Monterief is appointed 
Aid Du Camp during the abfence of Capt. Prefcott. 

After Orders. 

An officer from ye line and a Corprl and fix men from each Regi- 
ment of Regulars to affemble immediately in battoes near ye Royal 
and proceed this evening to Ticonderoga from whence they are to 
bring all the fpruce beer and brewing utenfils to this camp — All the 
cores in the lines to fend a return of ye fawyer, miner and black- 
fmith that they have to the Major of Brigade Monypeny this even- 
ing an officer & 50 rangers to affemble at Gages Light Infantry at 
5 o'clock tomorrow morning — they will take fix battoes and proceed 
two miles down the Lake when they will cut fpruce and the officer 
will take a French deferter with him who will fhow him where 
the fpruce is and a man who can talk German to be the interpreter. 
A party of Gages Light Infantry will go in ye Englifh boat to 
guard the battoes. Ye officer will deliver the fpruce under the care 
of the Serjt. of the guard by ye fort. 

The Regulars are to furnifh for the Engineer 300 to parade to- 
morrow morning at 5 o'clock in ye front of Royal Highlanders 
when Lt. Colo. Eyre will order them 200 men of ye Provincials 
to affemble tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock in the front of ye Royal 
and are to take with them wiiat tools they want from ye magazine 
by the fort. 

Maj. Rogers will fend a Capt. and 2 Subs. & 60 men as a cover- 
ing party with fome Indians and an officer with them to fhow the 
commanding officer the beft place in the wood on ye other fide of 
ye Lake — ye covering party muft not fire any drooping fhot at any 
game — they are to take as many men from ye Royal as they want 
and a days provifions with them and when they return at night 
they will deliver ye battoes to ye guard of ye Royal where they 
will referve them. 

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Crown Point ye 7th of Auguft 1759. Parole, Bofton. 

Colo, of ye day tomorrow for ye Regular Colo. Montgomery; — 
Field officer for the piquit this night for the Provincial Col. Schuy- 
ler ; — Regular Lt. Col. Darby ; Lt. Col. Satf tonf tall ; — for tomorrow 
night Major Alexander Campbell, Lt. Colo. Putnam; Adjt. for 
ye day tomorrow, Predeux. 

The Light Infantry to change their fire locks they received at the 
train and to take carbines in the room. The Obferve that fome 
people are not obedient to the orders of 5th of Auguft which per- 
mited 2 battoes per Regt. to go a fifhing and by which we may 
loofe men and if any are found difobedient to that order hereafter, 
they fhall not be permitted to take a battoe out. The arm of the 
drafts to be examined and every Regiment to compleet them with 
what may be wanting. 

The Provincials to mount a guard of i Serjt. and 12 men in the 
fort to put a fentry upon the ovens in the fort and to take care 
that none comes there but what has permiffion. Colo. Robinfon 
will fhow them what oven they are to ufe. 

A Genl. Court Martial of ye army to fit tomorrow morning at 
3 o'clock at the prefident's tent. Colo. Fitch prefident. Major Gor- 
don, Major Dougless and 6 Capts. from ye Regulars, and Lt. from 
ye Provincials. Lieut George Burton D. J. A. 

After Orders. 

200 working men from the Regulars, at 1 1 o'clock in the morning 
for ye Engineer, 300 workmen from the Provincials, at ye fame 
time Capt. Firbrook of ye Gerfey Regiment, and 50 of the men 
that work with him, this day to be of ye number, who are to finifh 
the work in the Rear of ye Grenadier — 100 by the Light Infantry 
to throw up a work beginning at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning. 

Lt. Colo. Eyre will trace it out this evening. Capt. Williams 
to overfee the work. 

A Capt. and 60 Rangers to fet out tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock 
with 6 battoes — Gen. Gages Light Infantry will fend at the fame 
time ye Englifh boat and to ftay out till toward evening. The 
Capt. of ye Rangers will take the French deferter from ye Gen. 
guard and muft go to the place that the deferter will fhow them 
where the French have always fupplied themf elves with fpruce. They 
muft bring as much fpruce as they can to camp. A Corp. & 6 men 

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from ye Royal Highlanders and Parkhoufe of ye Iniiklllng Regiment 
with 1 6 labourers ufed to diging, to attend Lt. Gray tomorrow 
morning at 5 o'clock. 

The evening gun to be ye fignal for ye work men to leave off 
work. 

Ye draughts that arrived laft night to be in ye front of their 
Regiment tomorrow at 11 o'clock, the General will fee them. The 
Caulkers are arrived in camp to repair the battoes. They will begin 
early tomorrow morning with the boats of ye Royal and are to 
go round the whole line. Commanding officers of Regts. are de- 
flred to give them all affiftance they require. 

Crown Point Auguft 8th, 1759. Parole, Newport. 

Colo, for ye day tomorrow, Regular Colo. Grant — Provincials 
Colo. Ruggles — Field officer for ye piqult this night, Major Alex- 
ander Campbell Lt. Colo. Putnam; for tomorrow night Major Ham- 
ilton, Major Whiting. Adjt. for tomorrow Montgomery. 

The Regulars to receive 4 days provlflons tomorrow beginning at 
reveille beating by Forbs, following Montgomery, Royal Highlanders, 
Inlfklling, Predeux, the Royal Scotch, Light Infantry, Grenadiers, 
Gage's the Artilery — this compleats them to the 12th Incluflve. It 
is concluded they have their bread from TIconderoga as ordered 
and on ye delivery they fhall receive flower and bake It here and 
all ye bakers as their 7 days bread Is ready are to come and join 
their Regiment In camp here. 

After Orders. 
2 o'clock: Montgomerys, Forbes, Schuyler Fitches, Babcocks Regi- 
ments are to move their camp this night If they have time If not 
tomorrow morning. The Quarter Mafter and Camp colour men 
of thefe Regts. to affemble at ye left of Forbs — at 3 o'clock this 
afternoon and Lt. Colo. Roblnfon will work out their camp. Ye 
Quarter guard of Forbs will remain on ye ground where they are 
pofted. If it is fair weather all ye Corps are to ftrike their tents 
for one hour. 

More After Orders. 
The Gen. Court Martial of which Colo. Fitch was prefldent is 
diffolved — The General has approved of ye fentence of Lt. Coart 

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on ye tryal of James Watkins, foldier in Colo. Ruggles Regiment, 
who is to receive looo lafhes in ye following manner tomorrow 
morning at 3 o'clock: 250 at the head of Schujder, the fame at the 
head of Fitch, Babcock, and Ruggles — a furgeon to attend the pun- 
ifhment. 

A company of Light Infantry Grenadiers, the next for duty, to 
receive immediately the 4 days provifions for to morrow and they 
are to affemble at revillie beating on ye left of ye Light Infantry 
to cross the Lake and to ferve as a covering party to fome work 
men of ye Provincials; ye Light Infantry and Grenadiers to take 
their tents and provifions with them; 334 Provincials to receive 
this afternoon 4 days provifions which they will take with them — 
they parade tomorrow at revellie beating in ye front of ye Royal 
the whole to pass over in battoes and to be under the command 
of Lt. Colo. Putnam. The Provincials will allfo take their tents 
and arms with them. 2 Orderly Drums to attend the Engineer 
that the workmen may affemble at beating the pioneer march and 
will leave off at retreat beating. 

Crown Point, Auguft ye 9th, 1759. 
Parole, New London. 

For yt day tomorrow Colo. Fofter — For ye Provincial Col. Fitch ; 
Field officer for ye piquit this night Regular Major Hamilton; Pro- 
vincial Major Douglass; tomorrow night Major Gordon, Major 
Whiting. Adjt. for tomorrow Royal. 

The Provincials to receive 4 days provifions tomorrow beginning 
at 5 o'clock with Babcock, ending with Ruggles. This compleats 
them to the 13th inclufive. The Regt's will regularly receive fpruce 
beer as much as they want by fending to ye brewery near ye fort 
at any time after 4 o'clock this afternoon. 

After Orders. 
400 workmen from the Regulars and 200 from the Provincials for 
the Engineers tomorrow. 

Tomorrow the Provincial Regts. may ufe both ye large ovens in 
the fort. They hereafter ferve for bakers for all the Corps here 
in ye following manner: — and ye regular to 3 days flower, for ye 
provifions that will be due to ye 15th inclufive, that they may 
bake it the 15th. The Royal to have one oven and the Grenadier 

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ye other from 12 at noon to 12 at night; then Predeux and ye 
Light Infantry to keep the oven 12 hours and deliver ye next day 
to Blakneys and ye Rangers; and ye next Montgomery and ye 
Royal Highlanders; and then Gage's and Forbs; then Ruggles, 
Schuyler, Fitch and Babcock, each Corps keeping an oven 12 hours 
and no longer as each oven is capable of baking 900 loves of 6 
pouns each in 12 hours. 

The fmall oven is for ye Artillary and ye Hofpital.* 

CAMPAIGN OF 1760. 

Greanbufh, May ye 13th, 1760. 
Order: 

Sr. you w^ill take the command of the party of the Maffachufetts 
troops which is ordered to take provifions to the Half Moon and 
upon your delivery the provifions you will return with the boats. 
You are to furnifh the party with provifions to the i6th inclufive 
— you will apply to Colo. Bradftreet for provifions. 

Signed Caleb Willard, Major. 
To Capt. Jos. Williams. 

Albany, May 15th, 1760. 
General Orders: 

The Maffachufetts troops arrived at Greanbufh are immediately 
to cross the river and camp on the ground that is marked out for 
them when the men arrive from Half moon will joyn them. 

Greanbufh, May i6th, 1760. 
Regimental Orders: 

That a Quarter guard bee kept at this place to take fpecial care 
that there is no diforders among the troops. To confift of one 
Subbalton and thirty men. Signed Caleb Willard, Major. 

Albany May 15th, 1760. 
You w^ill order an officer and thirty men to apply tomorrow morn- 
ing to Col. Bradftreet for batteaux to parade immediately to Half- 

* On the 13th of October the army embarked and sailed down Lake 
Champlain, but the weather proving boisterous it returned on the 20th, 
after having captured several French . See Parkman's Journal. 

The enemy then took winter quarters. — E. Hoyt. 

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moon there to remain till further orders and to follow fuch direc- 
tions as they will receive from Col. Bradftreet or one appointed by 
him. They will [carry] two days provifions with them. When 
their provifions are out they will be fupplied at Halfmoon. By 
order of the General. 

Signed by Wm. Amherft, Dy. Adjt. General. 
To Lt. Col. Ingerfole. 

Albany, May 15th, 1760. 

All the Maffachufetts troops, except one officer and thirty men 
are to affemble tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock and to receive bat- 
teaux from Col. Bradftreet. You will fend one of your Majors 
to command them and they are to take two days provifion with 
them, if they have none remaining — they are to continue at work 
till further orders — the Major will apply to Col. Bradftreet for 
provifion. By order of the General. 

-Wm. Amherft, Dy. Adjt. Genl. 

To Lt. Col. Ingerfole. 

Albany, May ye i6th, 1760. 

Sr. I have received your returns of the 153 men of the Maffa- 
chufetts forces, this day arrived at Greanbufh and as no time is to 
be loft in the conveying the provifions up to the different pofts and 
that we ought not to miss the prefent favourable opportunity of the 
rivers being higher than they have lately been: I here inclofe you 
an order to the commanding officer of thofe men, to cross the river 
with them tomorrow morning by break of day to be employed in 
the above fervice. You will therefore, immediately upon the receipt 
hereof forward faid order, that the fame may be complyed with 
without delay — when and as often as any more of the Maffachu- 
fetts troops arrive you will pleafe to report them to me immediately. 
I am fir your Honorable fervant. Signed Jeff. Amherft. 

P. S. — I would have you pick me out ten feamen as the troops 
arrive and let me know when you have as many with you. 

To Major Caleb Willard. 

Albany, May i8th, 1760. 
Sr. As no time is to be loft in forwarding everything up to the 
different pofts, I accordingly inclofe you an order for the diftribu- 

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tion of two Leutenants and fixty men of the Hundred and fixty four 
of the Maffachufetts forces arrived this day, to proceed to Crown 
Point agreeable to the directions herein mentioned, by which you 
will fee that ten of them are to be feamen, I before ordered, of 
whom you will fend me the names. The remaining One hundred 
and four with the other officers, you will order to attend Col. Brad- 
ftreet, the Deputy Quarter Mafter Genl, early tomorrow morning to 
receive his directions, and obey and follow fuch orders as they fhall 
receive from him purfuant to the orders likewife enclofed. I am, 
Sr, Your Humble Servant, Signed Jeff Amherft. 

To Major Willard. 

Albany May ye 22nd, 1760. 

Sr. On receipt of this you'll order the men that returned from 
carrying up provifions, to cross the river and march to the hill above 
the town where they are to encamp, as there's fome alteration made 
with regard to their encampment. You'll order the Quarter Mafter 
to call on me at Headquarters that I may fhow him the ground. 
You'll fend a return of the men that are to encamp and a propor- 
tionable number of tents will be ordered. I am your moft humble 
fervant Robert Prelcott, Aid-de-camp. 

To Col. Saltonftall. 

Albany May ye 22nd, 1760. 

Sr. You will fee the within immediately complyed with — you 
muft appoint fomebody to act as Quarter Mafter for the prefent. If 
any troops arrived laft night let the Ad jr. report them this morn. 
Sr, Your moft humble fervant Richd. Saltonftoll. 

By His Excellency Jeffrey Amherft, Efq. Major General Com- 
mander-in-Chief of all His Majefties Forces in North America &c 
&c. 

To Major Hawks or Field Officer commanding the 250 of the 
Maffachufetts forces ordered to proceed to McBeans camp on the 
other fide Saratoga: You will agreeable to ye orders of this day 
early tomorrow morning fet out for & proceed with your duty to 
Mc Beans camp on ye other fide Saratoga, obferving to take with 
you, your two days provifions which are to the 29th inclufively, 
your tents, eighty-nine axes, and one hundred fpades, for the car- 

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riage of which you fhall be allowed a fufficient number of batteaux. 
On your arrival at Mc Beans camp you will follow fuch advice as 
you fhall receive from Lt. Ratzer & Rofe w^ho have my orders to 
lay out a road from thence across the hill to Fort Edward which 
it will be the bufiness of your party to widen, ftraighten & clear. 
Agreeable to the order I have given for that purpofe to the (aid 
Lieutenants Ratzer & Rofe or either of them which directions you'll 
follow & caufe your men ftrictly to obey. Alfo you are directed to 
take your tents with you, yet I think they will be an incumbrance 
whilft you are cutting & clearing the road whereof I would have 
you leave them in your battoes which you will caufe to follow as 
you advance and you'll receive provifions as it becomes due to your 
party by applying to the commanding officer of the poft which fhall 
be neareft to you. You will apply to Captain Williamfon, Engineer, 
who will deliver the above tools to you and Mr. Schuyler, one of 
Coll Bradftreets Deputys, who will deliver you the battoes as be- 
fore mentioned. When the work is finifhed you will deliver the 
axes and fpades to Major Reed or Commanding officer at Fort Ed- 
ward taking his receipt for the fame. 

When the whole of the fervice is perfectly complete you will re- 
port to me thereupon & encamp & continue at Fort Edward with 
your party till you receive further orders from me. 

Given under my hand at Head Quarters at Albany this 27th 
day of May 1760, JefEry Amherft, By His Excellency's Command. 

Orders: 

To Major Hawks or Officer commanding 250 men of ye Maffa- 
chufetts forces on the road to Fort Edward as I imagine the road 
which you was ordered to make by my inftructions to you of ye 
27th of May muft be nearly or quite finifhed by the time this can 
reach you, this is, therefore, to direct that fo foon as the faid road 
is completed, you will proceed with the detachment under your com- 
mand to Fort George, applying to the commanding officer at Fort 
Edward for carriages to tranfport your tents to Lake George, where 
you will demand battoes for paffing the Lake and on your landing 
on the other fide will march to Ticonderoga, taking your tents &c. 
across. You will there complete your detatchment with arms and 
cartridge boxes for which this fhall be a fufficient order & you'll 
give proper receipt for the fame. You are then to proceed to Crown 

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Point in battoes & march your detatchment by land in cafe battoes 
can not be furnifhed you — & put yourfelf under the command of 
Col. Haviland at Crown Point. J. Amherft. 

Albany June ift, 1760. 

Camp near Albany May 27th, 1760. 

Parole, Dartmouth. 
General Orders: 

The Regiments of 1000 are to be allowed as laft year, three ox 
carts for their futlers and thofe of 700 two ox carts; for ye Corps 
ye are to ferve up the Mohawk River; their futlers will be allowed 
to have two fmall battoes inftead of ox carts, thefe are to be allowed 
without interfering with any intended for the King's fervice; they 
are to be marked & numbered. Rum is fo pernicious to the foldiers, 
that no futler of any Regiment will be permitted to take any rum, 
except by an order from the commanding officer of ye regiment who 
may take what he thinks abfolutely neceffary for the ufe of tne 
regiment fpecifying in his orders to ye futlers, ye quantity and the 
mark of the cafk it is in, and no other futler will be allowed to 
take any rum into the field as it is forbideen. All the regiments 
are alway to be allowed to carry their baggage on march, one wagon 
for each company, one for the commanding officer and one for the 
ftaff ; when the baggage goes by water, they are to be allowed bat- 
toes in proportion to the above allowance of wagons. 

After Orders. 

The regiments of lOOO men are allowed three wagons to two 
Companies and battoes in proportion. The fecond Battn. of R. H. 
are to try their arms the day after tomorrow beginning to fire at 
6 o'clock the 28th. 

B. R. H. Regt. & Montgomery to receive two days provifion to 
j^e 31ft inclufive, the Rodifland & Jerfey troops, & all that remains 
immediately to difembark and land in the meadows, where Capt. 
Prefcott will meet them & conduct them to the ground where they 
are to encamp, they will fend in returns as foon as poffible of their 
number, that their tents may be provided for them; they will take 
all the provifions remaining in the floops for their ufe in the camp 
fending in returns to what day they reed, the fame for the Com- 
panies of the Maffachufetts troops at Green Bufh to cross the river 

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and encamp as the Regt. is now encampt. No officer whatever to 
lay out of camp. 

Albany 28th May 1760. Parole, Cambridge. 
The third Regt. of N. York to fend in returns of ye No. of arms 
they have in their Regt. & the No. wanting to compleat their effect- 
ives. For the future every Corps to give weekly returns on every 
Monday morning, as well as repeat monthly returns. Montgomery's 
to be ready the iirft notice. 

Albany 29th May 1760. Parole, Yorkfhire. 

The Companies of Montgomery's Regt. to march tomorrow morn- 
ing at 5 o'clock. They w^ill receive their wagons in proportion to 
their No. allowed to carry camp equipage & baggage to Schenectady 
by applying to Col. Bradftreet. All men on duty of that Regt. to 
be relieved this evening & their colours to be lodged in the Fort, 
in the fame manner as ye Regulars. Major Campbell will receive 
his orders from ye General. 

The orders given the 5th of May laft year at Albany relating to 
the Grenadiers & Light Infentry, filling of the Battalion and poft- 
ing of officers, the Sergeants taking fire lock, inftead of hurlburts, 
and only one drummer allowed pr company the reft in the barracks, 
no women being permitted to go with the Regt. or to follow them. 
The method of marching ye Regts. are to practice the order for 
the front & flank & rear plattoons are to be all duly obferved this 
campaign & as more baggage than is abfolutely neceffary for ye 
officers is an incumbrance to officers & men, muft be an obftruction 
to the motion of the army in the country, each officer muft take a 
fmall tent blanket & bear fkin & portmanteau; they will take no 
fackes into the field ; the Regts. to have Gorgets will wear them 
when on duty & each officer will take care the men do not load 
themfelves with more than what is abfolutely neceffary. 

The Cognowaga Indian is fufpected to be lurking about the town 
or camp. Officers & foldiers who fee an Indian who is not known 
& can not give an account of himfelf, will bring him to head quar- 
ters. The Maffachufetts troops to receive four days provifions. 

Regt. Orders: 

A return of ye ftrengths of each company to be given immediately 
— As the men that mount ye quarter guard fuffer for want of tents 

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there will be but one tent pr camp at prefent allowed for the officers 
as ye General will foon provide tents for ye officers. A provifion 
return figned by the commanding officer of Companys to be given 
to ye Quarter Mafter immediately. 

Albany 30th May 1760. 
Regt. Orders: 

A Regimental Court Martial to fit this morning at ye prefident's 
tent to try fuch prifoners as fhall be brought before. Capt. Ruffel, 
prefident. Lieut. Peck, Enfign Stafford members. 

Parole, Albany. 
Genl. Orders: 

The General Court Martial ordered this morning to fit at ye 
orderly houfe rooms fo foon as ye prifoners is marched in for a 
tryal accufed of burning Mr. Tenbrook's outhoufe Major Greyham, 
Prefd. Capt. Muntineff, D. J. Advc. All evidences to attend in 
cafe the Court Martial fhould not be over by the time. 

Sr. Allen Mcleans Company is to march at 2 o'clock this after- 
noon, evidences are to remain here, & a corporal & 6 men to march 
ye prifoner. 

The commanding officers of the Companies of Montgomery's Regt. 
having defired to take their colours into the field are to take them 
accordingly. All ye Regts. are immediately to clear their men to 
the 24th of April afterwards at the end of every two months. Agre- 
able to former orders one Sergt. & 2 corporal guards of 6 men each 
to be pofted by Lt. Coventry along ye fence which runs at ye bottom 
of ye hill to Hallam's Houfe to prevent ye fence from being diftroyed 
& the cattle getting out. Two Serjts. & 36 men to be ordered from 
the Proventials for the fervice of the fcows & to remain till fur- 
ther orders. 

After Orders. 

Capt. Batun Capt. Hawkins & Capt. Piatt Companies of ye 
N. York Regt. to be compleated with arms according to ye returns 
given in the afternoon by applying to Col Williamfon tomorrow 
morning at 5 o'clock. The firft & third Regts. of N. Yorkers to 
be compleated with arms tomorrow morning according to returns 
given in by applying to Col. Williamfon — firft Regt. to receive theirs 
at half after five ye 3d at fix. 

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Camp Near Albany, 31ft May 1760. 

Parole, Berlin. 
Genl. Orders: 

The field officers of ye Provincials who are arrived here & have 
Companies to fend a return of their ranks and date of their com- 
miffions to the Adjutant General tomorrow at orderly time. Col. 
Thomas, an officer commanding the Maffachufetts troops, will fend 
a report from what companies the feveral detatchments of the Maf- 
fachufetts fentry the Hudfon River are taken, as the Companies are 
not formed into Battalions. He will give in his returns at 5 o'clock 
this evening. The General will fee what Provincial troops are in 
camp, at ye head of their encampments. At 5 o'clock this evening 
they are to be drawn up in two ranks all thofe that have arms 
are to appear with them & that have bullet pouches & powder horns 
will likewife put them on. 

A Court of enquiry confifting of one Maj. & 4 Captains of ye 
N. York troops to fet at the court houfe at — Clock tomorrow 
morning to examine into the accufation againft Peter Mackay who 
is confined by Lt. on fufpicion of heaving a man over- 

board & drowning him. 

The Genii. Court Martial ordered yefterday will affemble the 
moment the prifoner is marched into town. 

The 2d Battalion of the Royal H land Regt. to receive 3 days 
provifions at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning which will compleat them 
to the 3d day of June inclufive. 

The troops on no account to pull down or deftroy any of ye 
fence. Extraordinaries in camp to be immediately reported at Head 
Quarters. 

Regimental Orders: 

Commanding officer of each Company will take care that their 
men appear clean & no man whatever to be abfent from camp this 
afternoon. 

After Orders. 

The Maffachufetts Regt. to furnifh 3 Serjts. 3 Corporals & 67 
privates for the Qr. Mafter Genl. Thofe parties to be fent to Lt. 
Coventrys Quarters at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning and the Rhode 
Ifland troops to furnifh 2 Serjts. 2 Corporals & 33 privates for the 
Artillery. 

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The firft N. York Regt. to furnifh i Serjt. & 12 privates — The 
fecond i Corporal & 7 — the 3d i Serjt. & 17 for the Artillery. 
Thofe parties to march from the feveral Corps to the Parade near 
the Church where a man from the Artillery will receive them. 

^ 1^1 Albany Sunday i June. Parole, Hanover. 

General Order: 

Three hundred of ye Rhode Ifland Regt. are to march at 3 o'clock 
this afternoon according to the orders fent to ye Lt. Col. of ye 
Regt. One battoe or two if neceffary, to be allowed to carry their 
tents & necceffaries, Capt. commanding this detatchment will re- 
ceive orders in writing. 

All ye Maffachufetts troops that are encamped to ftrlke their tents 
tomorrow morning at day break and march down to ye meadow 
below the town. They are to take all their camp equipage and 
camp neceffaries with them, and are to receive boats with provifion 
to go up the River with. Col. Thomas will receive orders from 
Genl. 

Lt. Col. Ingerfole is to remain here to receive the Maffachufetts 
troops as they arrive. The Regt. of looo will be allowed the pro- 
vlfions or the four pence in the lieu of it for 4 women pr Company. 
This allowance fhall be paid to the women by Lt. Coventry at Al- 
bany. The Commanding officer is to fend a lift of the women of 
each Company who are recommended for the provlflons which he 
will fign and tranfmit to ye Major of Brigade who will give this 
to Lieut. Coventry and give in their names to ye Matron of ye 
Hofpital, yet if they fhould be requefted for the attendance of the 
fick, they may attend or otherwife they will be ftruck off the al- 
lowance. 

The General Court Martial of which Major Graham is prefldent 
is diffolved, and Donald McKInnlm, private foldier of Montgom- 
erle's Regt. tryed on fufpiclon of having malicioufly and willfully 
fet fire to Mr. Tenbrook's outhoufe. Is found not guilty of the 
crime laid to his charge and Is acquitted. Capt. Cameron will take 
him to join the Regt. 

^ , ^ , Albany 2nd June 1760. Parole, Aberdeen. 

General Orders: y j i 

The Guard at Loudon Ferry to be relieved tomorrow as ufual. 
I Sub, 2 Sergts. k 28 men of ye New York Regt. is to march this 

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afternoon at 3 o'clock at Loudon Ferry to relieve ye Lieut. & 30 
men of that Corps who are pofted. That Sub. & Sergt. will take 
all ye orders that have been delivered to that Lieut, which he will 
obey and he will remain there till further orders. The Lieut, when 
returned will march into camp here to receive their bounty, money 
arms, etc. One Capt. 2 Subs. 60 men of ye New York and Jerfey 
troops without arms to parade this afternoon at 3 o'clock juft where 
the Maffachufetts troops were encamped, where will be delivered 
to them, and a perfon will fhow them where to cut timber for mend- 
ing the road. When they leave ofiE work the axes to be delivered 
to the Provoft guard if they are not ordered to be brought back to 
town — The two companies of Maffachufetts troops arrived at Green 
Bufh are to cross the water and encamp immediately. The New 
York, & New Jerfey & Rhode Ifland troops to receive provifions 
tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock which compleats them to the 6th 
inclufive. 

Albany, 3 June 1760. Parole, Drefden. 
General Orders: 

The three companies of ye Maffachufetts to receive provifions to 
the 7th inclufive are to ftrike their tents at 2 o'clock this afternoon 
and fend them down to the meadows below the town, where they 
will have one battoe and two if neceffary, to take their tents up 
the river. The Comp. will march at 3 o'clock. The Capt. com- 
manding them will receive his order in writing. 

A General Court Martial to fet tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock 
at the orderly room in the barracks, for the tryal of all the prifon- 
ers in the Provoft guard, i Col, i Lt. Col, i Major, Lieut. Camp- 
bell of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Highlanders Deputy Judge 
Advocate, all evidencies to attend. 

The Maffachufetts to leave the evidencies againft the men of 
their Corps confined yefterday for defertion. i Capt. 3 Subs, i 
Sergt. & 2 privates of ye New York, New Jerfey & Rhode Ifland 
troops, to parade without arms tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock in 
order to work upon the road. A perfon will be appointed to attend 
to direct them all. The provincials as they arrive in camp are to 
fend returns of the number of arms they have and ye No. wanted 
to compleat them; they will alfo find returns of ye No. of horns 
& bullet pouches they have. 

The Seed. Battalion of the Royal Highland Regt. to receive 4 

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days provifions tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock which compleats them 
to ye 7th inclufive. 

Albany, 4 June 1760. Parole, Copenhagen. 
General Orders: 

When any of ye troops Regulars or Provincials during the cam- 
paign are employed as artificers or labourers they will be paid for 
the fame at ye following rates in New York currency; all artificers 
pr diem 1/3 ; to mortar makers & labourers & workers of ye kind i/-; 
Other labourers in work fuch as building ftorehoufes or barracks 
or hofpitals igd. All other works fuch as intrenchments, making of 
Forts, or parties mending of roads, they are the foldiers duty and 
never paid; a gill of rum pr man is not to be allowed for any of 
thofe works unless they fhould be employed in wet work, or that 
the weather be wet and bad, that may make it neceffary for the 
foldiers to have rum, for as the men will be always fupplied with 
fpruce at very reafonable price; rum will be of more difervice than 
good to them. Where any w^ork is carried on by artificers or la- 
bourers the accounts of the feveral workmen muft be kept by the 
commanding officers and the perfons who direct from which account 
only the men will receive their wages. 

When any Regt. or any part of them are going from one camp 
or quarters to another that they take battoes and provifions, they 
are not to be paid for it, but when the Corps are fent on purpofe 
for ye battoe fervice, they will be paid at the following rates New 
York currency. Capt. pr diem 4/; Non-commiffioned officers and 
private men pr batteau 3/. 

The men will have rum given them in fuch manner as for other 
fervice, that when the weather is bad, the fervice may require it, 
and circumftances permit otherwife they are not to expect it. 

The commanding officers of all ye parties ordered on that fervice 
are to keep a lift of ye names of men, the camp ye Regt. who they 
belong to, and the time they work which lift they are to certifie and 
to give into the Major of Brigade who will deliver it to the Deputy 
Quarter Mafter General that it may be approved of and paid. 

After Orders. 
I Capt. 3 Subs. & 4 Sergts. to 100 privates of ye New York, 
New Jerfey & Rhode Ifland to parade without arms tomorrow 

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morning at 5 o'clock at ye Provoft guard In order to work upon 
the roads. A perfon will be ordered to direct them, i Field officer, 
3 Capts. 6 Subs. 12 Sergts. and 288 privates of the New York and 
New Jerfey to parade in the road by ye Maffachufetts encampment 
without ye fire locks or Cartouche boxes, to carry only bayonets 
with troops. 2 Subs, with 40 men to form two plattoons to parade 
the fame time with them; with their arms and accoutrements. Am- 
munition will be delivered them at ye rendezvous, the whole to 
march without tents, taking proviflons with them. 

The Field officer will have his orders in writing from the Gen- 
eral. The arms and things left behind them will be taken care of 
by ye Regts. The Field officer for the command tomorrow Lt. Colo. 
Vanfeaack. 

Albany 5th June 1760. Parole, Thornhaufen. 
General Orders: 

All the Connecticut troops that may arrive this day will be ready 
to move to Loudon Ferry and Schenectady, the commanding officer 
will have his orders in writing. The provoft to go his rounds in 
camp frequently to deftroy all rum that may be felling in the hutts 
near the camp; All ye Provencial Regts. to fend in a return of 
what Swiss or Frenchmen are enllfted In any of ye companies ; fpecl- 
fying where they have ferved before or whether this is the firft 
campaign. The commanding officer to make infpectlon themfelves 
into their feveral companies that their returns may be exact. 

Albany 7 June 1760. Parole, Brunfwick. 
General Orders: 

The Connecticut troops that are returned from Schenectady are 
immediately to encamp. Thos. Rowland, Wm. Maffey & George 
Not, of ye Royal Regt. and Danl. Carrey, of Capt. McCleans Inde- 
pendent Companies returned by ye Sergt. of ye Hofpital fit to go 
into their Regts. are to be marched by a Corporal from poft to poft 
until they join their refpective Corps. 

The fecond Battalion of ye Royal Highland Regt. to receive 3 
days proviflons tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock which compleats 
them to ye lOth Inclufive, The Connecticut troops In camp to re- 
ceive 4 days proviflons immediately, which compleats them to the 
1 0th inclufive. 

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Crownpoint i8th June 1760. Parole, Norwalk. 
General Orders: 

A return of each, field officer for ye day tomorrow Major Camp- 
bell. 

General Amherft his orders that ye amount of ye molaffes that 
has been ufed at ye feveral pofts as likewife the quantity that is at 
prefent remaining and ye money that has been ftopped for the pay- 
ment of ye molaffes that is iffued according to ye orders of Nov. 
22nd at Crownpoint; to be reported to Lt. Col. Robinfon or Lt. 
Coventry at Albany the 15th. 

The baggage & forage money, as likewife the Winter allowance 
of 4/ is lieu of provifions will be paid immediately to ye ftaf¥ offi- 
cers of ye Regts. & independent companies. The two Battalions of 
ye Royal Highlanders & Ogdens will receive theirs at Albany. The 
other Regts. are not to fend for it. Lt Colo. Robinfon will take 
ye money for ye Regt. to ye Weftward and Major Chriftian for 
ye Regts. and independent camps to ye Northward. No firing money 
is allowed but to ye garrifon at Albany and Schenectady ye who 
will be paid their ufual allowance by applying to Lt. Colo. Rob- 
infon. 

As fome battoes were ftove by ye careleffness of thofe who brought 
them for ye Engineer it is expected they will for ye future obey the 
orders they have had for carrying the battoes around the point as 
foon as they are unloaded, no perfon to quit his battoe till they are 
unloaded, and his order be complyed with though the hour of work 
fhould be over as they ought to be certain of punifhment through 
their negligence. 

It is hoped for the future no miftake will be made in the evening 
for ye workmen breaking off fooner than the gun firing. The En- 
gineer will order the alarm beat when ye men are to quit work, for 
their breakfaft and dinner likewife. For ye different affembly at 
different hours appointed at work except at 5 o'clock will be done 
by ye officers of the fort guard. 

Fatigue Tomorrow. 

C. S. S. R.V.F. 

Regulars I 2 5 140 

Mass 2 4 6 390 

R. I o 2 3 70 



3 8 14 500? 



A return of ye Maffachufetts and Rhode Ifland with the names 
of the Field Officers of ye dates of their commiffion to be given in 
tomorrow morning at orderly time. George Penter of ye 17th 
Regt. to attend ye brewery. 

Parole, Stanford. 
General Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow Major Gordon. A return of the artificers 
in ye Royal Regt. to be given to the Engineer this evening at 5 
o'clock. Ye Royal and Rhode Ifland to take their proportion of 
their duty tomorrow. 

Fatigue Tomorrow. 

C. S. S. 

Regulars i 2 5 140 

Provincials 3 8 12 560 

Capt. Sen. Lt. Roffy Capt. Cross & Stafford for fatigue 

tomorrow. 

Camp Crownpoint, 20th June 1760. 
Parole, New Haven. 
Gen'l Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow Major Campbell. The General Court 
Martial of which Lt. Colo. Derbey was prefident is diffolved. Col. 
Haviland approves of ye faid Court Martial. Ye Jofeph Cavendifh, 
John Macintofh, John Lee, John Gueft of the 17th Regt. John 
Leflie, James Magrufke of ye 2d of ye Royals, John Robinfon of 
ye Independents all tryed and found guilty of defertion are to be 
punifhed as follows viz: 

John Cavendifh 1000 laishes 

John Macintofh 500 

John Lee 1000 

John Gueft 1000 " 

John Leflie 1500 " 

James McGrath 1000 " 

John Robinfon 1000 " 

But as he is juft come to ye command of his Majefties forces in 
ye Northern diftrict that the above perfons fenfible of their crimes 

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that they will for the future behave as good foldiers he, therefore, 
pardons them ; that, their crimes merit many and he does affure 
them & ye reft of the Army this is ye laft time he will pardon any 
of that fort. 

The artificers of ye Royals to attend ye Engineer at 5 o'clock. 
John Rogers, of ye Innefkilling Regt, to attend the Engineer. 

Fatigue Tomorrow. 

C. S. S. R.F. 
Regulars i 2 5 140 

Provincials 3 8 12 560 



10 17 700 



Crown Point Saturday, 21ft June 1760. 

Parole, Guilford. 

General Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow Lt. Col. Derby. Divine fervice to be at- 
tended tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at ye head of ye 17th as 
ufual. 

Parole, Fairfield. 

General Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow Major Gordon. 

The regulars to receive 2 days frefh and 2 days fait provifions 
tomorrow, beginning with ye Royal Artillary at 6 o'clock following 
17th Innefkilling & Royal allowing one hour for each Regt. The 
Provincials to receive 4 days fait beginning w^ith Rhode Iflanders 
and fo following Maffachufetts & Rangers. This compleats ye Army 
to ye 26th inclufive. Returns of ye number victualled to be given 
in this evening at 5 o'clock to the Commiffary. Monthly return 
to be given in tomorrow at orderly time to the Major of Brigade. 

The Engineers to pull down ye huts in the foreft tomorrow. 

The following men to attend the engineer tomorrow morning at 
5 o'clock : James Caalj^ John Jobfon, Cain Conners, Jofeph Arthred, 
John Nep, Miners. Edward Mantle and Richard Leed, Mortar 
makers of ye Innefkilling Regt. 

Return of ye number of men now in ye Provincials who have 
ferved as gunners here or elfewhere to be given in this evening to 

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the Major of Brigade. The Commanding officer of each Corps to 
order the different companies to make hand barrows or other car- 
riages for carrying their fpruce beer and other provifions, if they 
do not provide them in a reafonable time they will not receive 
fpruce beer, as rolling ye cafks damages them. Thofe that do not 
return ye cafks in good order muft not expect to be ferved. It is 
recommended to ye officers and futtlers to give to ye fpruce brewery 
any cafk they may have fit for that ufe. The Maffachufetts to re- 
ceive 21 tents from the Quarter Mafter of the 27th Regt. for the 
two firft detatchments that arrived of that Corps. 

Crownpoint, Monday 23 June 1760. Parole, Milford. 
General Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow Major Campbell. Thofe men returned 
by ye Maffachufetts and Rhode Ifland Regts. as gunners to join 
Lt. Col. Ordd immediately. Fatigue tomorrow as ufual. 

Parole, Seabrook. 
General Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow Lt. Col. Derby. 

The prifoners lately come from Canada not to do duty with arms 
until they are exchanged, thofe of them who belong to ye Corps 
here are to join them as foon as thofe that are on board ye veffels 
come up to Crownpoint. The reft are to go to Albany under the 
care of the officers that come with them. Such privates as are here 
belonging to ye Corps at Quebec are to have their account fettled, 
arms and accoutrements taken in that they may proceed to New 
York under ye care of thofe officers who are not exchanged. Any 
of ye faylors that have to ftay here fhall be employed in a peacable 
way until they fhall be exchanged. The inhabitants belonging to 
our colonies are likewife to go with this party that they may be 
supplied with provifion. The Grenadiers and Light Infentry not 
to be put on duty or fatigue tomorrow mowning as they will en- 
camp in feparate Corps. 

The eldeft Capt. in each will have ye command. The Light In- 
fentry Fort guard to be augmented to one Sergt. one Corporal and 
eighteen men. The re-enforcements to join at 4 o'clock this after- 
noon. Fatigue as ufual. 

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After General Orders: 

All ye Mafons belonging to ye different Corps to be fent to ye 
Engineer tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock. Sergt. Franklin of ye 
Inlfkilling Regt. is to attend the fame hour. 

Crownpoint, Wednefday 25 th June. 
Morning Orders: 

The Granidiers Companys of the 17th & Inifkilling Regts. to 
remove their encampments at 10 o'clock this morning. Sr. John 
Blackney will fhew them ye ground. 

Parole, Branford. 
The Provincials to erect Hofpital for their fick as foon as they 
poffibly can. A return of ye artificers in Capt. Morris' detatchment 
of Maffachufetts to be given in this evening at retreat beating. 

Crownpoint, Thurfday 26 June 1760. 
Parole, Killingfworth. 
General Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow Major Campbell. Col. Ingerfole, and 
Major Willard 3 Capts. 9 Subs. 9 Sergts. and 300 of ye Maffa- 
chufetts to go up to Putnams encampment tomorrow where they 
are to be empliyed in getting timber for ye fort. Col. Ingerfole 
will receive his directions from Capt. Garth, Engineer and get 15 
battoes from, ye Major Brigade which he muft be anfwerable for. 
All arrears of fpruce money to be immediately paid to Mr. Frafier 
ye Barrack Mafter. For ye future no fpruce beer will be delivered 
till paid for. The army to receive 4 days fait provifions tomorrow, 
beginning at Rhode Iflanders following Maffachufetts ye Royals 
17th and 27th Regts. Rangers and Royal Artillary allowing one 
hour for each Corps. The account of ye Regulars to be fettled to 
ye 24th inclufive. They are not to be paid their balance till orders. 
The Granidiers to furnifh the guard at the Light Infentry Fort. 
I Corporal & 6 men of ye Regulars tomorrow to mount as a guard 
on ye provifions. 

Working Party. 

Regulars 140 

Provincials 560 

700 
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Crownpoint Friday 27 June 1760. 
Parole, Pemberton. 
General Orders: 

For the day tomorrow Lt. Col. Derby, i Capt. 3 Subs. 4 Sergts. 
and 150 Provincials to join Lt. Ord including thofe he has already. 
They are to take with them their proportion of tents. A lift of 
the prifoners that came lately from Canada and have joined the 
Corps here to be given in this evening at 5 o'clock. The reft of 
thofe prifoners to be paraded at 9 o'clock at ye Artillary walk in 
order to embark for Ticonderoga. Men belonging to ye Corps at 
Quebec to affemble at the fame time. The recruits & awkward 
[fquads] of ye regulars to practice with powder and ball at a mark 
as often as the commanding officer of Corps thinks it fit between 
the hours of 5 and 8 in the morning. They may likewife practice 
the Battalions at marks not exceeding 12 rounds per month till 
further orders. 

Working Party. 

Regulars 140 

Provincials 560 

Sergt. Grant of ye Regulars to attend Capt. Grath, Engineer. 

Camp Saturday 28th June 1760. Parole, Darby. 
General Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow Major Gordon. 



Working Party Tomorrow. 

Regulars 

Provincials 3 



4 12 17 700 

As complaint has been made to Col. Haviland that the Provincials 
do not come to work regularly after breakfaft and dinner. It is, 
therefore, ordered that ye officers parade them at the above times and 
to be anfwerable that their numbers are juft. 

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c. 


S. 


S. 


R.V.F 


I 


2 


5 


140 


3 


10 


12 


560 



Crownpoint, Sunday 27th June 1760. 
Parole, New London. 
General Orders: 

For the day tomorrow Major Campbell, i Capt. 2 Subs. 2 Sergts. 
ICK) Provincials to parade at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning and to 
take 16 battoes and proceed to ye faw mills where eight are to be 
loaded with provifions and eight with boards and returned as foon 
as poffible. The provifions to be unloaded here as ufual, and ye 
boards at ye point where battoes are repairing, and are to be deliv- 
ered to Mr. Marfhal who has charge of them. 

Working Party Tomorrow. 

C. S. S. R.F. 

Regulars i 2 6 140 

Provincials 3 10 2 560 

Command to Ticonderoga. Lt. Trip i. 

Fatigue Capt. Marfhal i. 

Lt. Walfon, Lt. Rofe & Enfn. Fenner, Lt Kembell Qr. Guard. 

Parole, Providence. 
General Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow, Lt. Col. Derby. 

The French prifoners in ye Grandier guard be removed to Gage's 
Light Infentry Fort and ye foldiers barracks of Light Infentry of 
Regts. to be given to Lt. Col. Ord. The army to receive two days 
and four days fait provifions tomorrow. Beginning at 6 o'clock 
with ye Royals, following the 7th Inifkilling, Royal Artillery, Ran- 
gers, Maffachufetts & Rhode Iflanders allowing an hour for each 
Regt. Returns to be given in the evening to the Company. If ye 
Provincial futtlers do not put their rum into ye cafements agreable 
to former orders, will be ftove & they will be turned out of camp. 



Working Party Tomorrow. 

C. 

Regulars i 

Provincials 9 

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s. 


s. 


R.F. 


2 


5 


140 


10 


12 


560 



Any one that offers to take a painter, oar or anything elfe be- 
longing to a battoe or dif placing them fhall have lOO laifhes without 
a court Martial and the June punifhment for any perfon who fhall 
fteal hay or grass or corn intended for ye Army. Tis expected 
Provincials officers will be more regular in reading orders to their 
men. 

Crownpoint, July ift 1760. Parole, Woodbridge. 
General Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow Major Gordon. 

2 Subs. 4 Noncommiffioned officers and 58 privates of ye Pro- 
vincials to affemble this evening at 3 o'clock in order to go down 
ye Lake to relieve the same number of Regulars on board the Sloop. 

Working Party Tomorrow. 

C. S. 
Regulars i 2 

Provincials 3 10 



s. 


R.F. 


5 


140 


12 


560 



12 17 700 



Crownpoint July 2nd, 1760. Parole, Stonington. 
General Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow Major Campbell, i Capt. 3 Subs. 3 Sergts. 
100 privates of ye Maffachufetts to parade tomorrow morning at 5 
o'clock to take 6 battoes and proceed to Col. Ingerfole's encampment 
and put themfelves under his command, and they are to take their 
tents and provifions with them. Capt. Silas Brown for ye above 
party. The Rangers to be formed into Companies agreeable to a 
lift his excellency General Amherft has fent. 

The Provincials every two or three days if ye weather permit, to 
ftrike tents in order to air and fweeten ye ground, a little earth to 
be thrown into to prevent noifome fmells. The Light Infentry to 
encamp this afternoon at 5 o'clock on ye left of ye ground they had 
laft year. They are not to give men for ye works tomorrow. The 
Grandiers to give their proportions for the works tomorrow. The 
Grandiers and Light Infentry each to appoint a Sergt. to attend for 
orders and to keep the details for Corps. Working party: Regulars 
140. Provincials 560. 

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After Orders. 

No liquor of any fort to be fold to foldlers by futtlers or people 
after gun firing. Any foldier found in the market after that hour 
will be fent to prifon. For that purpofe a patrol to go at different 
hours through the market from ye Quarter Guard of 17th. and 
Inifkilling Regt which they will take night about. The futtlers of 
ye Rangers as well as ye other futtlers in camp, and market people 
to meet Qr. Mafter Blakney & ye Barracks Mafter in ye fort to- 
morrow at II o'clock. 

Camp Crownpoint 3d July 1760. 
Parole, Staten Ifland. 
General Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow Lt. Col. Derby. 

A futler of ye Rangers, and George Morris of the market who 
had their liquor ftove this day to quit Crown point immediately. 
If they are hereafter found in camp or any poft between this and 
Albany they will be whipped and drummed out. All futlers and 
market people are deflred to take notice they will be ferved the fame 
way or worfe If they are found to make foldlers drunk or doing 
anything elfe contrary to orders. 

The Barrack Mafter to acquaint all futlers and market people 
with all orders concerning them, and he Is hereby ordered to fearch 
& examine any hutts tents and cellars belonging to thofe people 
and fee if any fplrltous liquors they have contrary to orders. Any 
of the camp or garrlfon guards are to furnlfh him with a file when 
he demands It for the above fervlce. Working as ufual. The artifi- 
cers of the Provincials to encamp on the left of their Corps, that 
they may be in greater readiness to turn out. 

Friday, Crownpoint 4th July 1760. 
Parole, Elizabeth Point. 
General Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow Major Gordon. 

The Maffachufetts and Rhode Iflanders to furnlfh 4 men that 
they have had ye f mall-pox they are to take one tent and pitch it 
where the timer lies In the rear of ye Light Infentry. They will 
receive one battoe which they will take care off at ye place in order 
to ply between the camps and ye fmall-pox Hofpltal. They are not 
to come Into camp on any account and are to receive their directions 

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from Dr. Monroe. The following quota of ye Maffachufetts are 
to attend ye Engineer tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock. Thos. Neal, 
Caleb Flow, Wm. Varnifh, Wm. Smith, Nathl. Hardy & Lewis 
Martin. The men employed in rafting timber not to be included 
in the Engineers number of 500. Working party as ufual. 

Regimental Orders: 

The commanding officer of Companys will have their men ftrike 
their tents every fair day at 10 o'clock and to remain in that pofi- 
tion until 2 in the afternoon that the ground may air. The orderly 
Sergts. will make a report every morning at 10 o'clock of ye fick 
& lame in each camp. 

Fatigue tomorrow, Capt. Ruffel, Lt. Bennit & Enfign Gardiner. 
Qr. Guard Lt. PuUon. 

Saturday 5 July Crownpoint. Parole, Trenton. 
General Orders: 

For the day tomorrow Major Campbell. The men to work 
for the future from revalles beating until 8 o'clock when the ye 
retreat will beat for them to go to breakfaft. The prifoners march 
at 9 o'clock when they are to return to work. Retreat at 12 for 
dinner, the prifoners to march at 4 o'clock and to continue to work 
until gun firing. Working party as ufual. Divine fervice tomorrow 
at 10 o'clock in the front of ye 17th Regt. Fatigue tomorrow Capt. 
Fry, Lt. Warren & Lt. Watfon, Qr. Guard Lt. Willlcox. 

Crownpoint, July 6th, 1760. Parole, Brunfwick. 
General Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow Lt. Col Derby, i Capt. 2 Subs. 4 Sergts. 
100 privates of ye Provincials to parade tomorrow morning at 5 
o'clock. They are to take 16 battoes and proceed to ye faw mill 
where they are to load them with provifions and return as foon as 
poffible. Sixty men are to be added to ye Engineer tomorrow. 
Nicholas Hide of ye Rhode Iflanders to attend ye Engineer tomor- 
row. 

Working Party Tomorrow. 

Regulars 200 

Provincials 560 

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The Light Infentry to gie their proportion to the work tomorrow. 
The army to receive two days frefh and four days fait provifions 
tomorrow morning beginning at 5 o'clock with the Rhode Iflanders 
and following the Maffachufetts, Rangers, Royal Artillery, Inifkil- 
ling, 17th Royals allowing one hour for each Corps. They are to 
give in ye number to ye commiffary this evening at 5 o'clock this 
compleats ye whole to ye 12th inclufive. 

Crownpoint July 7th, 1760. Parole, Frankford. 
General Orders: 

For ye day tomorrow Major Gordon. As Major Chriftian is 
arrived here and Deputy Qr. Mafter General he is to be obeyed 
as fuch, A return is to be made to Major Chriftian by ye Qr. 
Mafter of ye names of the futtlers belonging to each Regt. All 
bakers to fave the flower cafks for the Qr. Mafter General. Each 
Regt. to appoint a man to attend to their cows. Thofe found with- 
out a perfon to take care of them, will be taken for ye ufe for ye 
Hofpital. Fifty men are to be added to ye Engineer tomorrow. 

Work Tomorrow. 

Regulars 220 

Provincials 59^ 



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NOTICES OF FAME OF THE BATTLE GROUNDS. 

To a traveler unacquainted with tlie history of the country from Fort 
Edward to Lake George, the route will present nothing very interesting. 
Professor Silliman, who passed over it in 1819, says, " It is an uninteresting 
country, partly of pines, barren and partly of stony hills"; and excepting 
the villages of Sandy Hill and Glens Falls, it will so appear. But to me 
every mile brings up reminiscences of military events of a most interesting 
nature in which officers and soldiers of my acquaintance have a share. 

On the low ground a small distance west of Sandy Hill village the bag- 
gage teams and escort were cut oif in July, 1758, in an Indian ambuscade. 
At the east part of Glens Falls village was a small field work at the time, 
and at Halfway Brook the remains of two field forts are seen, one on each 
side. Here considerable bodies of troops were posted in 1758 and 1759, 
and many of the orders in the preceding pages are dated. About half or 
three-quarters of a mile north of the brook, where the road rises to a pine 

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woods, at what was called Indian Rock, a party of Provincial troops were 
attacked, defeated, and a considerable number killed, on July 20, 1758, 
among whom were Captains Dakin, Jones, and Lawrence, two lieutenants, 
and one ensign. Captain Lawrence was from Groton, Mass. 

About two miles from there the road passes a defile formed by morasses 
on each side and a brook called Five Mile Run. Near this defile Montcalm 
passed with the advance party during the siege of Fort William Henry, 
August, 1757. About a mile north of this defile is the south point of French 
Mountain and a small village near the place where Baron Dieskau en- 
camped the night before his attack on General Johnson, September 8, 1755, 
and also the place where Captain McGinniss and Folsom (?) attacked 
Dieskau's troops after their repulse at the lake. At the distance of half or 
three-quarters of a mile from this place on the road is the ground where 
Colonel Ephraim Williams with 1,000 Provincials and 200 Indians was 
ambuscaded by Dieskau on the morning of the same 8th of September, and 
defeated with the loss of many officers and men of his detachment and 
he himself slain. The ground is somewhat elevated, with a ravine and a 
swamp on the east side. Passing this spot the road descends to lower 
ground to a small brook and within a quarter of a mile passes the west 
side of Bloody Pond. The ground south of this place where Colonel Will- 
iams fell is generally open, but at the time of the action was covered with 
woods. The principal part of the action was fought some distance south 
of the pond. A small distance north of the pond the road has recently 
been turned to the right into low ground and intersects the old road about 
a mile south of the lake. By following the old road from the pond the 
traveler will pass over other places where attacks occurred. At the south 
end of the lake and the ruins of Fort William Henry and Fort George the 
ground is now mostly open, and on that south of the latter is the place of 
the battle between Johnson's and Dieskau's forces, September 8, 1755. The 
village of Caldwell occupies the ground where Montcalm carried on his 
operations in August, 1757, at the siege of Fort William Henry and the 
intrenched camp of Colonel Monro, the latter on the rocky eminence south- 
east of William Henry, where Fort George is now seen. Several skirmishes 
occurred south of this intrenched camp during the siege, as well as at other 
times and places on the old road, and on the same ground the massacre of 
Monroe's garrison happened. 

The ground where Williams was first attacked is still covered with wood, 
but a small cottage is seen on the open ground south of Bloody Pond. On 
this battle ground about 140 men were found and buried the second day 
after the aifair, and among them Colonel Williams, at a large rock within 
a few rods of the present road. The ground now presents a solitary aspect. 

In the journals of officers and soldiers written during the campaigns of 
1755, the arm of Lake Champlain extending from Ticonderoga to White- 
hall is often called South Bay; but the name was more properly applied 
to the bay spreading to greater width southwest of that at Whitehall, and 
here the Rangers and detachments from the armies at Lake George were 
often sent to watch the enemy in their incursions by that channel. In the 

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war of the Revolution, subsequent to Burgoyne's expedition, a post was 
maintained at Fort Ann village. — E. Hoyt. 
September 7, 1842. 

(1760) Camp at Lake George, July 5th, 1760. 
Regimental Orders: 

That the party be ready to embark, In order to cross the Lake, 
by the break of day tomorrow morning. That Major Hawks lead 
the front; Capt McFarland bring up the rear. That one officer go 
in each battoe and the remainder to be under the conduct of fome 
trufty man. That five well men be appointed to each battoe. The 
fick or invalids be diftrlbuted at defcretlon. That officers take {pe- 
dal care to equalize the ftrength of boat crews to the beft advantage. 

Sr John Hawks Major. 

Sunday the 20th of July 1760. Parole, Prince Town. 

For the day tomorrow Major Campbell. 

Spruce beer not exceeding one barrel per company at the ufual 
price to be delivered by Mr. Francis tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock 
to the Regular troops who are to receive the fame under the direc- 
tions of their refpectlve Quarter Mafters, who are llkewlfe to give 
receipts from time to time for the quantity received and to be an- 
fwerable that the barrels are returned the following morning; if 
neglected that Regiment or Company will be (truck off the allowance 
for one week, the Quarter Mafter to take care that the barrels are 
never rolled either full or empty. Any man detected difobeying 
thefe orders will be feverely punifhed. 

On Tuefday morning the fame hour the Provincial troops. Ran- 
gers etc. may receive fpruce beer at the brewery, entirely on the 
fame footing and obferving the orders under the fame penalty as 
above directed for the regular troops. The delivery of fpruce beer 
to be continued dally to the Regulars, Provincials and Rangers, If 
barrels enough can be provided. Beginning as above directed a re- 
turn to be fent in by the refpectlve Quarter Mafters this day to 
Mr. Francis, Barrack Mafter, who has the direction of the brewery 
of the number of the barrels per Company which will make the 
brewing and Iffuing more regular. In the fame return may be 
mentioned what quantity Regimental futlers will want for officers. 
The quantity of molaffes of what was expected and what did arrive 
and on the road prevents any double price being made for the pref- 

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ent. The money for the beer to be collected from the refpective 
Regiments in confequence of the receipts before mentioned as often 
as Mr. Francis applies for the lame. A General Court Martial of 
the Provincials, confifting of i Col. I Major, 4 Capts. 8 Subs, to 
affemble tomorrow morning at the prefidents tent to try all prif- 
oners brought before them. Capt. Pringle of the Inifkilling Regt. 
Deputy Judge Advocate. Prifoners names, crimes, evidences — names 
to be given in to the Deputy Judge Advocate at 5 o'clock this even- 
ing. A Court Martial of the line to affemble tomorrow morning 
at 8 o'clock at the prefidents tent, Kennedys tent, of the 7th Regi- 
ment Royals, i Sub. Inifkiling 2 members. Prefident for the above 
court martial Col. Ruggles, members Lt. Col. Saltonftall, Major 
John Hawks. For the General Court Martial tomorrow Capt. Lt. 
Benj. Byum. 

Morning orders Monday July 21ft, 1760: 

The General Court Martial ordered to affemble that day is not 
to meet till tomorrow at 8 o'clock as the Judge Advocate is ill. 

Crown Point, July 21ft, Monday. Parole, Pifcataway. 

For the day tomorrow Lt. Col. Darby. 

The General Court Martial of the lines held this day is ap- 
proved of by Col. Haviland. The piquits of the regulars to affem- 
ble in the front of the 17th Regt. this evening after gun fire where 
the fentence of the Court Martial is to be put in execution. The 
drummers of the regulars to attend. 150 men of the lines to go 
for provifions tomorrow morning at revale beating to Ticonderoga 
or Sawmill as Major Chrifte will order it to be delivered. For 
this duty I Capt. 2 Subs, of the Regulars i Capt. 3 Subs, of the 
Provincials and 2 Subs, of the Rangers with a proportion of Serjt. 
& Corporal. The whole to be under the command of the Capt. of 
the Regulars. This detatchment is expected back tomorrow night. 
They will receive their battoes at the landing point as ufual. As in 
yefterday's orders concerning fpruce beer. . . . The Mafter work- 
men or thofe who have the direction of them fend a return to Mr. 
Francis of their number, fpruce beer will be delivered to them at 
the fame rate and in the fame proportion as troops; gabions and 
fafcine makers and who are imploed by Capt. Lt. Williams are to 
do duty in the lines until further orders. Working party for the 

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fortress as ufual. John Farnal of the Maffachusetts to attend the 
engineer tomorrow at 5 o'clock. 

Tueiday, ye 22 of July 1760. 
Parole, Upper Malboro. 

For the day tomorrow Major Gordon. Morning orders: The 
general Court Martial orders to affemble this day not to meet till 
tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. The fame number of regulars, 
provincials and rangers as this day ordered to parade at revalie beat- 
ing and proceed to Ticonderoga Sawmills for provifions as Major 
Chrifte will order to be delivered. They will receive their battoes 
as ordered yefterday. The three prifoners tried by the Court Mar- 
tial of the lines are pardoned at the requeft of their commanding 
officer. 

The men that was imployed by Capt. Williams engineer to de- 
liver. 

Crown Point, Auguft nth, 1760. Parole, Ofwego. 
The Maffachufetts and Rhode Iflanders to be under arms this 
afternoon at 5 o'clock that the engineer may know their exact num- 
ber. A return of all the regulars to be given in tomorrow morning 
to Mr. Stuart. Wm. Fofter, Col. 

After Orders. 
The working party to turn out tomorrow morning at beating of 
the Pioneer's March. The Maffachufetts to give for the working 
party i Sub. i Serjt. and 50 men. The Rhode Iflanders to give 
2 Subs. 2 Serjts. 100 men. A Serjt. and 6 men of the Rhode Ifland- 
ers are immediately to mount as a guard on the garden & not to 
allow anybody to take anything out without an order from the com- 
manding officer & a corporal and 6 men to mount as a guard on 
the battoes. 

Crown Point, Auguft 12th, 1760. Parole, Canada. 
Any of the futlers that are found feeding in the meadows fhall 
immediately be fent for, for the ufe of the Hofpital. All the Regu- 
lars who are returned to Col. Fofter as invalids to attend roll call- 
ing at troop beating & tattoo. Any that are found abfent fhall be 
feverely punifhed for difobedience of orders. 

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After Orders. 
That Col. Hawks fhall order a working party as follows: the 
Rhode If landers to give 2 Subs. 2 Serjts. lOO men, the Maffachu- 
letts to give i Sub. i Serjt. 50 men and to parade tomorrow morn- 
ing when the Pioneers March begins to beat. The Provincials were 
all to eate this morning. D. Stuart. 

Aug. 12, 1760. 
Regimental Orders: 

It is expected that the centries be alert upon their duty and fuffer 
none to pass after 9 o'clock without hailing. The vaults are to be 
covered every morning & no man is to eafe himfelf in any other 
place. Tomorrow a new vault is to be dug againft the encamp- 
ment near the garden. It is expected that there be no difturbance 
in camp after night & that all who are able are to turn out at 
revellie. It is particularly expected that every man wafhes himfelf 
conftantly and keep himfelf clean. The barks are all to be taken 
up from the vacant tents and carried to the guard forthwith. The 
ftreets muft be cleared at the front of the encampment. John Hawks. 

Crown Point, 13th Auguft 1760. Parole, Bofton. 
The working party tomorrow as ufual: it is recommended to Col. 
Hawks & the officers under his command that the arms of their 
men may be infpected and kept in good order and particularly the 
arms of the artificers fo that they may be in good order when 
wanted. 

Crown Point 14th Aug. 1760. Parole, Montreal. 
It is Col. Fofter's pofitive orders that no man fhall go a fhooting 
about the block houfes in the woods. The firft that is found in dif- 
obeying thefe orders fhall be feverely punifhed. Col. Hawks is to 
appoint an officer to act as Adjutant who is to receive orders from 
Mr. Stuart every day at 12 o'clock at the Royal encampment. Col. 
Hawks is to give in a return to Col. Fofter of all the Provincials 
that are here prefent, mentioning thofe that are fit for duty and 
thofe fick in the General Hofpital and thofe fick in camp. This 
return to be given in as foon as poffible and likewife a return of the 
artificers of Capt. Ingerfole's Company that came in yefterday. 

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Crown Point 14th Aug. 1760. 
Mr. John Lebervlew is to act as a Adjutant and be obeyed as 
fuch until further orders. Lt. Geo. Freeman is to act as Quarter 
Mafter until further orders and be obeyed as fuch. Jess Teague 
is to act as Serjt. Major and be obeyed as fuch. As it is unwhole- 
fome to cook within the encampment it is expected that fires for 
the future are made without. All the foldiers of the Maffachufetts 
that have not received money of the pay mafter and ftand in need, 
may apply to him tomorrow at 12 o'clock with the officer who com- 
mands them, but none are to receive money that have received al- 
ready. No man is to go out from the camp to fire upon any pre- 
tence whatever. John Hawks, Lt. Col. 

Crown Point, Aug. 15th, 1760. Parole, Portfmouth. 
The working party as ufual tomorrow. The Provincials to give 
in an exact return of the deficiency they have in arms and ammu- 
nition. 

Crown Point, Aug. i6th, 1760. Parole, Dartmouth. 
The working party tomorrow as ufual. Col Fofter is very much 
furprifed that Col. Hawks dont give in a return of all the Pro- 
vincials here upon the fpot according to orders of the 14th. 



Crown Point, Aug. 17th, 1760. Parole, Philadelphia. 
The working party tomorrow as ufual. The following fawyers to 
attend the engineer tomorrow morning at reveille beating. Eben. 
Gutten, Elijah Harvey, James Ross and Elijah Dunning, Eben Taw, 
John Bagett all of the Maffachufetts. A Court Martial to fit to- 
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Capt. Hag prefident. Lt. New- 
land, Enfign Fofter, Enfign Shaw and Enfign Grant. 

Crown Point Auguft 23d, 1760. 
Parole, Brunfwick. 
It is Col. Fofter's order that no futler or woman offer to go down 
the Lake in any of the batteaux that may have occafion to go with- 
out written pass and figned by him. If any is found difobeying this 
order they fhall be drummed out of camp. 

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Crown Point, Auguft 24th, 1760. 
Parole, Glafgow. 
The working party tomorrow as ufual. The Provincials to fur- 
nifh for the new fort guard tomorrow & men who are to parade 
at ye front of ye Royal encampment tomorrow morning at half an 
hour after feven with their arms. An officer to vifit ye new fort 
guard whenever he pleafes in ye day time but particularly after 
retreat beating to fee the prifoners are hand cuffed according to or- 
ders and if ye officer miffes any of ye guards, abient without leave 
from ye Serjt. he is to confine them directly. Ye fergeant of the 
guard is to make his report as ufual. 

Crown Point Auguft 25th, 1760. Parole, London. 
The working party tomorrow as ufual. The Provincials to fur- 
nifh 12 men tomorrow for the new fort guard, and parade at the 
front of the Royal the fame time as this day. Officer for this day 
Enfign Fofter; tomorrow Enfign Shaw. 

Crov/n Point, Auguft 26th, 1760. Parole, Manchefter. 
The working party tomorrow as ufual. The Provincials to fend 
the fame number of men as this day for guard. Officer of the day 
tomorrow Enfign Grant. A Court Martial to fit tomorrow at 10 
o'clock to try what prifoners may come before them. 

Crown Point Aug. 27th, 1760. 
Regimental Orders: 

It is Col. Hawk's pofitive orders that thofe who have taken bark 
from the old Hofpital fhall immediately return it there again and 
not any more be taken from thence upon any account. Thofe that 
are detected breaking this order will be feverely punifhed. If any are 
found eafing themfelves in the old guard houfes or anywhere out 
of the vaults they will be punifhed. The officers are to fee thefe 
orders duly executed. John Hawks, Lt. Col. 

Crownpoint Aug. 30th, 1760. Parole, Springfield. 
The working party and guards tomorrow as ufual. i Sergeant 
and 7 private men of ye Provincials to parade tomorrow morning 
at 6 o'clock at the head of ye Royal encampment in order to efcort 
an express to ye army. Officer of ye day tomorrow Lt. Newland. 

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Crownpoint, Aug. 31ft, 1760. Parole, Dartmouth. 
The working party and guard tomorrow as ufual. For the future 
when any boat is going down ye Lake express, the party is always 
to take a fortnight's provifions with them. To vifit ye guard to- 
morrow Enfign Fofter. 

Crownpoint, Sept. ift, 1760. Parole, Ifle Aux Noir. 
The working party and guard tomorrow as ufual. One Sergeant 
and 24 private men of ye Provincials to hold themfelves in readiness 
tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock in order to export fome battoes to 
Ticonderoga, they are to take two days provifions with them. Offi- 
cer for ye day tomorrow Enfign Grant. A Court Martial to fet 
tomorrow at 10 o'clock to try what prifoners may come before them. 
Lt. Newland, prefident, Enfign Grant and Fofter members. 

Crownpoint, Sept. 4, 1760. Parole, Manchefter. 
The working party tomorrow as ufual. It is Col. Fofter's orders 
that ye officer of ye day is to vifit the French prifoners at 12 O'clock 
in ye day and at retreat beating at night, and fee that none of the 
prifoners is abfent. The Provincials to fend fixteen private men 
for ye fort guard tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock at ye head of ye 
Royal encampment in order to export four French prifoners to 
Ticonderoga. The party to take two days provifions with them. 
Officer for ye day tomorrow Enfign Grant. 

Crownpoint, September 5th, 1760. Parole, Aberdeen. 
The working party and guard tomorrow as ufual. Officer for 
ye day tomorrow Lt. Newland. One Corp. and 16 men of ye Pro- 
vincials to parade tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock in order to ex- 
port a battoe with provifions to ye Ifle Aux Noir. The party to 
take feven days provifions with them. One Corp. and four men 
to attend every morning at fix o'clock at Mr. Stewart's hut and 
receive his directions concerning a chimney that is to be built. This 
number of men to continue till ye work is finifhed. 

Crownpoint Sept. 6th, 1760. Parole, Chefter. 
The working party and guard tomorrow as ufual. Officer for the 
day tomorrow Enfign Fofter. One Capt. 2 Subs 4 Sergts. and 120 
men of the Provincials to parade tomorrow morning at reveillie 

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beating, in order to go across the Lake to the wood for the En- 
gineer. The party to take feven days provifions with them. The 
working party to have but half a hour at breakfaft and two hours 
at dinner. 

Crownpoint, Sept. 7th, 1760. Parole 
Officer for the day tomorrow Enfign Grant. The Provincials 
to furnifh icx) men for the Engineer. Tomorrow the guard as ufual. 

Crownpoint, Sept. 8th, 1760. Parole, Philadelphia. 
The working party and guard tomorrow as ufual. Officer for 
the day tomorrow Lt. Newland. No futler or foldier are to pre- 
fume to take away any of the old batteaux; if any is found in dif- 
obeying this order they fhall be feverely punifhed. 



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